According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qulasta, the Mandaean Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Seth is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Shitil (), a son of Adam Kadmaya who taught John the Baptist with his brothers Anush (Enosh) and Hibil (Abel). He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam, a brother or son [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.] of Hibil, and the brother or father of Anush. Shitil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism and a prophet, identified as the biblical Seth.
According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qulasta, the Mandaean Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Seth is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Shitil (), a son of Adam Kadmaya who taught John the Baptist with his brothers Anush (Enosh) and Hibil (Abel). He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam, a brother or son [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions] of Hibil, and the brother or father of Anush. Shitil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism and a prophet identified as the biblical Seth.