Genesis 5:29
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. A genealogy traces ten generations from Adam to Noah, recording each patriarch's age at fatherhood and death. The exceptional figure is Enoch, who walks with God and is taken without dying; Methuselah lives the longest at 969 years.
Other Translations
and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.
and calleth his name Noah, saying, `This <FI>one<Fi> doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.'
And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
Cross References
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the …
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it …
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy …
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt …
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with …
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the …
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah …
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their …