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Seth

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Seth  (sth)
In the Bible, the third son of Adam and Eve.
Seth [sɛθ]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament Adam's third son, given by God in place of the murdered Abel (Genesis 4:25)
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Noun1.Seth - (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
2.Seth - evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
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THE HOUSE in which Seth Richmond of Winesburg lived with his mother had been at one time the show place of the town, but when young Seth lived there its glory had become somewhat dimmed.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
A loud roar of laughter from the other three workmen made Seth look round confusedly.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
Sacred To the Memory of Robert Long, Willis Ellery, Nathan Coleman, Walter Canny, Seth Macy, and Samuel Gleig, Forming one of the boats' crews of the Ship Eliza, Who were towed out of sight by a Whale, On the Off-shore Ground in the Pacific, December 31st,
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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