seth
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Seth
n 1: (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in
place of the murdered Abel
2: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high
square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
[syn: {Set}, {Seth}]
from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Seth
appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen.
4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, "for God," said she,
"hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed
instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."
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