Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
And Kayin knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Hanokh: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Hanokh.
Now Avshalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Avshalom's place.
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Prushim make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
And when Shmuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Shmuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
Jair the son of Mnasheh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.