Genesis 5:29 Commentary
THOMAS SCOTT COMMENTARY
Verse 29. Noah signifies rest, or refreshing.—Perhaps Lamech had respect to the promise (Ge 3:15), and might hope he had obtained the promised Seed; but it is more likely that he spake by the Spirit of prophecy, which revealed to him that Noah would be an extraordinary person; and not only a great comfort to his parents and relatives amidst their toils and sorrows, but likewise a great blessing to mankind; with special reference to the preservation of the human species with him in the ark, which typified the salvation of sinners by Jesus Christ. He was also thus marked out as the progenitor of the promised Seed.—It is generally thought that Noah greatly improved the art of husbandry, and to lessened the labour before required in cultivating the earth (Ge 9:20).
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