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    Enosh

    EE-nosh

    Meaning

    Mortal; Human; Man

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Enosh — 'mortal' — launched humanity's first revival of worship. His name teaches that recognizing our frailty is not weakness but the doorway to calling on God's eternal strength.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”

    Genesis 4:26

    “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

    Psalm 8:4

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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