Lamech is a figure in Genesis (4:17-24 and 5:25-31)—appearing in both the Cainite and Sethite genealogies. The Cainite Lamech is notable for the Song of Lamech, a boast of seventy-sevenfold vengeance, representing the escalation of violence in primeval humanity.
His Song of Lamech (Genesis 4) is a key text in the theology of primeval violence and its escalation.
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