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Sethשת
3870 BCE – 2960 BCE · Antediluvian (legendary)biblical
Description
Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve within the Abrahamic religions. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings as Cain and Abel. According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, and Eve believed that God had appointed him as a replacement for Abel.
Facts
| Born | 3982 BC |
| Died | 3070 BC (aged 912) |
| Spouse | Azura (his sister) |
| Children | In Genesis: Enos, In The Book of Jubilees: Noam (Jubilees 4:13) |
| Parents | Adam (father)Eve (mother) |
| Relatives | In Genesis:, Abel (brother), Cain (brother), Enos (son), Kenan (grandson), Mahalalel (great-grandson), Jared (great-great-grandson), Enoch (great-great-great-grandson), Methuselah (great-great-great-great-grandson), Lamech (great-great-great-great-great-grandson), According to later traditions:, Aclima (sister), Azura (sister) |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical information | According to the Book of Genesis, Seth was born when Adam was 130 years old (according to the Masoretic Text), or 230 years old (according to the Septuagint), "a son in his likeness and image". |
| Jewish tradition | Seth figures in the biblical texts of the Life of Adam and Eve (the Apocalypse of Moses). |
| Josephus | In the Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus refers to Seth as virtuous and of excellent character, and reports that his descendants invented the wisdom of the heavenly bodies, and built the "pillars of the sons of Seth", two pillars inscribed with many scientific discoveries and inventions, notably in astronomy. |
| Christianity | The second-century BC Book of Jubilees, regarded as noncanonical except in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, also dates his birth to 130 after creation (AM). |
| Islam | The Quran makes no mention of Šheeṯh ibn Ādam (Arabic: شِيث ٱبْن آدم, romanized: Shith ibn adm). |
| Mandaeism | According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qulasta, the Mandaean Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Seth is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Shitil (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ, romanized: Šitil), a son of Adam Kadmaya who taught John the Baptist with his brothers Anush (Enosh) and Hibil (Abel). |
| Yazidism | In Yazidism, Seth is known as Shehid ibn Jerr. |
| Shrines | On July 26, 2014, forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) blew up the Nabi Shiyt (Prophet Seth) shrine in Mosul, Iraq. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Seth, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Adam's son in his own likeness, after his image; the godly line through Seth | Gen 4:25; 5:3 |
| His descendants discovered the astronomical science and inscribed it on two pillars — brick and stone — lest it be lost to flood or fire | Josephus, Antiquities 1.2.3 |