[asa] Significance of Gen. 2:4, Gen. 5:1, and 1 Chron. 1:1?

Hi all,

Was doing some reading on the Book of Chronicles,
which noted that it traced the genealogies all the way
back to Genesis. Upon looking up the specific verses,
I noted that Chronicles only traces the line of Adam's
son Seth. Going back to Genesis, I noted that in Gen.
2:4, it refers to the following passages (which
include Cain & Abel) as the "generations of the
heavens and earth when they were created" whereas in
Gen. 5:1 it refers specifically to "the generations of
Adam" (which only describe the lineage of Seth). I'm
wondering what everyone's thoughts are on the
theological/historical significance this might have,
particularly with respect to Phil's theory (see:
http://www.calvin.edu/archive/asa/200711/0113.html)?

Thanks,
Christine (ASA member)

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Received on Sun Dec 2 10:14:01 2007