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Augustine

St. Augustine took Seth's name to mean 'resurrection'. Should this information be included in the article?

I would say that it should be included (as long as there is a reference). HammerHeadHuman 17:45, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arabic script

Can someone knowledgable enough add the name of Seth in Arabic scrpit? (Done)

Sheeth is the arabic translation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.46.183.206 (talk) 12:57, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Egyptian God Seth

Seth is an Egyptian god.

The ancient Egyptian God of storms and of the desert. He murdered his brother Osiris and became the rival of Horus - the god of the sky, The Sun god Ra was "the' god, the god of gods. Other names include Sutekh, Setech, and Sutech.

This article needs references

Yeah. There aren't any. Why? Titanium Dragon 08:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I looked up how to put references to verses in the Bible. Apparently you put them in the main text - as this article does. For example, on one webpage chosen at random

When reference is made to the Bible, the book, chapter and verse are abbreviated and cited in the main text:

The Paraclete is to remain with them (Jn 14:17), to teach them (Jn 14:26) and to declare what he has heard (Jn 16:13).

Are you suggesting we should disregard this and put Biblical references in a References section at the bottom? Hebrides 12:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevance

So much is mentioned about Cain and Abel, much of this information seems irrelevant in a article about Seth... Anyone else agree?HammerHeadHuman 04:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Similarly, there was lots of interpolation in the Hebrew Bible section that has nothing to do with the Hebrew Bible. I have removed it.

I agree! CHANGE IT!

Wikification Project

Seth needs to be Wikified!
So here's what needs to be done:

Check if the article is a copyright violation or meets deletion criteria.

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Add Wikipedia markup.

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Remove the {{wikify}} tag (if there is one).

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Bensci54 23:19, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation/Relevance

I do not agree that this is the most relevant page when consulting Wikipedia on "Seth". The third son of Adam is hardly more relevant than, as an example, the Egiptian god. In my opinion [Seth] should redirect to the disambiguation page. Maybe have the Mythology section on top, if that is found to be important or relevant.--portugal (talk) 15:18, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It may be that "seth" directs here because of the spelling of the name - "Set" is the title' for the article about the Egyptian God, so searches for that name redirect there. In any case, I have deleted the reference to Set the Egyptian god within this article (in the introduction). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Bucket (talk • contribs) 19:38, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name incorrect

Egyptian god

Is the Biblical Seth really the main meaning? Google gives over 4 million results for seth god and over 4,5 million for seth egyptian while only 1,25 million for seth bible, and, as the previous editor pointed out, Seth isn't even the correct Hebrew pronunciation. – Alensha ^talk 04:17, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seth should redirect to a disambiguation page.JanderVK (talk) 14:46, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This Seth is the main person/thing that comes to mind for the bare name. The Egyptian god is most commonly referred to as either "Set" (most common) or "Sutekh" (less common). While there are numerous other well-known people bearing the name Seth, none are known by just the plain name. Less well-known persons who are known by just the plain name are too unknown to qualify for having the main meaning on Wikipedia (such as Seth, a minor person in the LDS Book of Mormon). While "seth" isn't generally the correct Hebrew pronunciation, this is the English language WP, so the common spelling in English is the preferred one for article naming. Also, using Google result numbers to determine popularity is against Wikipedia since there are dozens of known reasons that make such number quite inaccurate for making judgments. — al-Shimoni (talk) 20:35, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Islam

I have removed the following for no references and being somewhat inflammatory:

"The problem with Islamic teachings on Biblical characters they based them on folklore rather than any substantiated truth. Like the rest of Islamic teaching which is based on hearsay and conjecture. Very unreliable sources and contradictory"

I also felt it is an opinion and didn't belong in an encyclopedic article.

If any regulars would like to re-insert it feel free. --MicaelaD (talk) 02:00, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Need help correcting "she bare a son".

In the Genesis section, it reads, "Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son." When I check the link, it says she bore a son, which is correct. I tried to edit it, but I couldn't see the text. Can someone figure out how to change this section so it reads correctly? DBlomgren (talk) 22:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cain as Noah's ancestor

Genesis 4:17-18 - Cain and his wife had a son and named him Enoch. Then Cain build a city and named it after his son (Erech). Enoch had another son named Irad...

ok, so this passage and those that follow indicate that Cain is the ancestor of Noah, not Seth... it also states that Cain founded Erech, or modern day Iraq...

completely contrary to the account of Genesis 5.

the lineage is as such in each case:

Adam/Eve > Cain > Enoch > Irad > Mehujael > Methushael > Lamech > Noah (lifts the curse on the land brought about by Cain)

Adam/Eve > Seth > Enosh > Kenan > Mahalalel > Jared > Enoch > Methuselah > Lamech > Noah

history has been altered/fabricated in the Genesis 5 account... it completely rewrites the Genesis 4 account...

either: Seth (the son Eve never had) is simply a metaphor for Abel... and later Enosh...

or: Cain is simply a metaphor (and the son Eve never had)... this explanation seems unlikely...

70.48.210.219 (talk) 06:50, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]