[Avodah] two Lemech's

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> It would seem that the two aspects of the "pendulum" were in extreme
> sync by Lemech's day. Which would make sense, since their children were
> a zivug, and mark the end of that whole era.

Except that the two Lemechs were not really contemporaries!  The first
Lemech was already a father when he killed Kayin in 130, while the
second Lemech wasn't born until 944.  So their shared name can't be
attributed to any global phenomenon.

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