Educator Guide
Seth Bible Study Guide
Antediluvian · 3870 BC – 2958 BC (912 years)
Third son of Adam and Eve, born after Abel's death; the line of promise continues through him.
From the family tree
- Parents
- Adam, Eve
- Children
- Enosh
- Siblings
- Cain, Abel
- Dates
- 3870 BC – 2958 BC (912 years)
- Era
- Antediluvian
Teaching prompt
Why does scripture trace the line of promise through Seth and not Cain?
Reflection
Where do you see God carrying His promises through quieter, less obvious people in your own family?
Points to Jesus
Luke 3:38 traces Jesus' human ancestry back through Seth to Adam, marking Seth as the first link in the line through which the promised Offspring of Genesis 3:15 would come.
Discussion questions
- Read Genesis 4:25–26. Why does Eve credit God specifically for Seth?
- Genesis 5 lists Seth's line; Genesis 4 listed Cain's. What differences do you notice between the two lines?
- How does Luke 3:38 frame Seth's place in the larger story?