The Fifth Century of His-story – A Vile Attack Upon the Institution of Marriage

“And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold” (Genesis 4:23-24). A man who would likely be very popular on the movie screen today burst onto the stage of the fifth century with a song and a dance. He was muscular and handsome. He boasted of murder and revenge. His life was a game of power and...