Lamech

Biblical figure, descendant of Cain (Genesis 4)
Person human_biblical_figure Q155852
Lamech
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Lamech

Summary

Lamech is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #156 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lamech's father was Methusael[3].
  • Among Lamech's spouses was Adah[4].
  • Among Lamech's spouses was Zillah[5].
  • A child of Lamech was Tubal-cain[6].
  • A child of Lamech was Naamah[7].
  • A child of Lamech was Jabal[8].
  • A child of Lamech was Jubal[9].
  • Lamech is the creator of Q31197705[10].
  • Lamech's image is recorded as LamechKillingCain.JPG[11].
  • Lamech is recorded as male[12].
  • Lamech's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[13].
  • Lamech's part of is recorded as Lamech[14].
  • Lamech's Commons category is recorded as Lamech[15].
  • Lamech's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025sm3m[16].
  • Lamech's Rodovid ID is recorded as 32439[17].
  • Lamech's Iconclass notation is recorded as 71B15[18].
  • Lamech's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Lamech's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20].
  • Lamech's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21].
  • Lamech's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Lamech's present in work is recorded as Genesis 4[23].
  • Lamech's different from is recorded as Lamech[24].
  • Lamech's Treccani ID is recorded as lamec[25].
  • Lamech's Quora topic ID is recorded as Lamech[26].
  • Lamech's Krugosvet article is recorded as kultura_i_obrazovanie/religiya/LAMEH.html[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lamech's father was Methusael[3].

Works and Contributions

Lamech is the creator of Q31197705[10]. Things named for him include he[28], a human biblical figure[29].

Personal Life

Spouses include Adah[4], a human biblical figure[30] and Zillah[5], a human biblical figure[31]. Children include Tubal-cain[6], a human biblical figure[32]; Naamah[7], a human biblical figure[33]; Jabal[8], a human biblical figure[34]; and Jubal[9], a human biblical figure[35].

Why It Matters

Lamech draws 434 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #156 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include he[28], a human biblical figure[29].

FAQs

Who were Lamech's parents?

Lamech's father was Methusael[3].

Who was Lamech married to?

Lamech's spouses include Adah[4] and Zillah[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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