Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Seth"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Seth
appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen.
4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, "for God," said she,
"hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed
instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Seth
n 1: (Old Testament) third son of Adam; given by God in place of
the murdered Abel [syn: {Seth}]
2: evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long
snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: {Set}, {Seth}]
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