Mehujael מְחוּיָאֵל
Descendant of Cain; father of Methushael.
Who is Mehujael in the Bible?
Mehujael was a descendant of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel, and he served as the father of Methushael in the genealogical line recorded in Genesis 4:18. His name, derived from Hebrew, means "smitten by God" or possibly "blot out that Jah is God," a meaning that may reflect the spiritual condition of Cain's descendants. Mehujael appears in the genealogy of Cain, which traces the development of human civilization and the increasing wickedness of humanity before God's judgment through the flood. His place in this genealogy highlights the continuation of Cain's line and the broader biblical narrative of human depravity and divine judgment that spans from Adam's descendants to Noah's time.
Biography
Mehujael is mentioned in the genealogy of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve who was cursed for murdering his brother Abel. Mehujael was the son of Irad and the father of Methushael (Gen.4.18). The genealogy in Genesis 4 traces the descendants of Cain, highlighting the development of civilization and the increasing wickedness of humanity, which eventually led to the judgment of the flood. Mehujael's name is of Hebrew origin and can be translated as "smitten by God" or "blot out that Jah is God," possibly reflecting the growing rebellion against God among Cain's descendants.
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In Scripture
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- Genesis 4:18
"Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | מְחוּיָאֵל |
Mehujael
ing-over of the same material of genealogy by another hand at a different date of spelling (compare spelling of Chaucer and that of today). In that ease, Mehalalel would be the correspondent name to Mehujael (see Expository Times, X, 353).
me-hu'-man (me`human (Es 1:10)): A eunuch of Ahasuerus, the first of the seven chamberlains.
me-hu'-nim (me`unim).
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