Kane made love to his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.

Kane was then building a city and he named it after his son Enoch.

To Enoch was born, Irad, and Irad was the father of Mahujahel, and Mahojael was the father of

Methusheel, and Methusheel was the father of Lamek. Lamek married two women, one name Adah, and the other

Zala. Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in the tents and raise

livestock. His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all who

play stringed instruments and pipes. Zala also had a son, Tobal Kain, who forged all kinds of

tools out of bronze and iron. Tobalcane's sister was Namah.

Lamak said to his wives, Adah and Zilla,

listen to me, wives of Lamak, hear my words.

I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.

If Kane is avenged seven times, then Lamek 77 times. Adam may love to his wife again,

and she gave birth to his son and named him Seth, saying, God has granted me another child

in place of Abel since Cain killed him. Seth also had a son and he named him

Enosh. At that time, people begin to call on the name of the Lord. This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks, good of God. Thanks, David. How did we get here?

Where are we going?

And ultimately, what does it mean to be human?

Virtually every culture in the world is organized in some way around a curated set of stories that try to explain existence,

giving shape to the collective imagination by attempting to answer these kinds of questions.

Take the Anuma Elish, for example.

Three or four thousand years ago, the Babylonians started telling this ancient origin story in which humans, you and I,

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