Genesis 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Cross-reference

Genesis 12:8 records Abraham building an altar and 'calling upon the name of the LORD' — directly continuing the worship practice first noted here.

In Genesis 13:4, Abram calls on the LORD's name, continuing the practice first initiated in Enosh's time.

In Genesis 21:33, Abraham invokes the LORD's name, echoing the worship begun with Enosh.

Genesis 5:6 Historical context

Genesis 5:6 repeats Seth fathering Enosh in the genealogy. Both record the same birth — one narrative, one genealogical — but only 4:26 adds the worship detail.

Elijah uses identical language — 'call on the name of the LORD' — challenging Baal's prophets on Carmel, rooting his test in this ancient practice of invoking God.

In Psalm 116:17, the psalmist pledges to 'call upon the name of the LORD' with thanksgiving — continuing the practice begun here in worship.

Joel 2:32 Allusion

Joel 2:32 uses this same phrase and universalizes it: 'whoever calls on the LORD shall be delivered' — what began with Seth's family extends to all.

In Zephaniah 3:9, God promises all nations will 'call upon the name of the LORD' — the global fulfillment of what worship began here.

In 1 Corinthians 1:2, Paul extends this practice to Christ: believers 'call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,' applying worship invocation language to Jesus.

1 Chronicles 1:1 Historical context

In 1 Chronicles 1:1, Seth and Enosh are listed in the genealogy, directly referencing their introduction here.

Isaiah 48:1 Contrast

In Isaiah 48:1, Israel 'swears by the name of the LORD' but not in truth — a hollow version of the authentic calling upon God's name begun here.

Luke 3:38 Historical context

In Luke 3:38, Seth and Enosh appear in Christ's genealogy, linking early worship to the Messiah's lineage.

In Deuteronomy 26:17, Israel formally declares God as their LORD — echoing this earliest act of calling upon Him, but now within a covenant community.

In Deuteronomy 26:18, God reciprocates by declaring Israel His people — the relational counterpart to humanity's calling upon Him here.

Isaiah 44:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 44:5, people identify themselves by God's name — a communal expansion of the individual calling upon the LORD seen in Seth's day.

In Isaiah 63:19, the prophet laments that some 'were not called by thy name' — the tragic absence of what began positively in Seth's line.