Gen_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.
Ver. 26. Then began men to call upon, &c.] Publicly, and in solemn assemblies to serve the Lord; and to make a bold and wise profession of his name: "shining as lamps" {a} amidst that "perverse" generation of irreligious Cainites, "who said unto God, Depart from us," &c. {Job_22:17} This Job speaks there of these wicked, "which were cut down out of time, their foundation was overflown with the flood." {Job_22:16} The Jews translate it to this day, Then began men to fall from God; as Maimonides, their most learned rabbi, observes.