Question

This man is born immediately before his sister Norea in the Hypostasis of the Archons. This man is referred to as “son of the Jar” by Yazidis, who believe that he was born after his father put his seed into a jar for 9 months. In the Greek Apocalypse of Moses, (-5[1])this man is bitten by a wild beast while he and his mother travel to retrieve oil from the Tree of Life. A sect named for this man described the creation of a feminine divine entity named Barbēlō (15[1])in the Apocryphon of John. (15[1])Basilides, (*) Valentinus, and this man name the major branches of 2nd- and 3rd-century Gnosticism. In some accounts, the male descendants of this man (-5[1])and the female descendants of one of his older brothers begat the Nephilim. This man was conceived (-5[1])after his two older brothers quarreled (10[1])over offerings of “fruits (10[2])of the soil” and a fat (10[2])sheep. For 10 points, name this ancestor of Noah, the third son of Adam and Eve. ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: Seth [or Shet; accept Shehid ibn Jerr; accept Sethianism]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1292%17%25%142.55

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamLMM's LLM MLM50-5
Matt BollingerBHSU BNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)8815
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH9315
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicagovar merchants116-5
John MarvinThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown133-5
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)13910
Annabelle YangA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceLes Missourables14310
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELisan al-Quib14310
Anderson WangI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)The Jeam Team14910
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy14910
Caleb KendrickWe Need New NamesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer16610
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team16610
Eve Fleisigit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see1660
Colin Stewartvar merchantsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago16610
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythinggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet16610