Question: Who was the first person in the Bible to name a city after a person?
Answer: Cain. (Genesis 4:17)
Comments: Though best remembered for being the world's first murderer, Cain also built the first city. He named the city after his son, Enoch.
Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. (Genesis 4:17, NASB)
Note: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872) engraved this image of Cain building the city of Enoch.
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