Seth
Seth
Seth; placed; appointed"), in Judaism, Christianity, Mandaeism, and Islam, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, who were the only other of their children mentioned by name in the Tanakh. According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born after Abel's murder, and Eve believed God had appointed him as a replacement for Abel...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth16 September 1962
CountryCanada
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