Person Old and New Testament
Seth
Also known as Seth =ESV, NIV, KJV; Sheth =KJV, Sheth =ESV, KJV, LQ; buttock =LK, NIV; Sheth =KJV
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the death of Abel, and became the ancestor of the righteous line of humanity. Mentioned in 10 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 4:25.
Why it matters. Third son of Adam and Eve, ancestor of righteous line
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Seth
Seth, mentioned in Gen.4.25-26, 5:3-8, 1Ch.1.1, Num.24.17, and Luk.3.38, was the third son of Adam and Eve. He was born after the death of Abel, whom Cain had murdered. Eve named him Seth, saying, "God has appointed me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." Seth became the ancestor of the righteous line of humanity, in contrast to Cain's descendants. When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh, and he lived an additional 807 years, having other sons and daughters. In total, Seth lived 912 years. His descendants, including Enoch and Noah, are characterized as calling upon the name of the Lord. In Num.24.17, the oracle of Balaam refers to a star coming out of Israel (or 'Jacob') and a scepter rising out of Israel, which some interpret as a reference to the Messiah descending from Seth's lineage. Seth's inclusion in the genealogy of Jesus in Luk.3.38 further emphasizes his significance in the biblical narrative.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Enosh
Appears in Scripture
Named in 10 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.