Genesis 5
5
The Family of Adam
1This is the book of the #Gen. 2:4; 6:9; 1 Chr. 1:1; Matt. 1:1genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in #Gen. 1:26; 9:6; (Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10)the likeness of God. 2He created them #Gen. 1:27; Deut. 4:32; Matt. 19:4; Mark 10:6male and female, and #Gen. 1:28; 9:1blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. 3And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son #1 Cor. 15:48, 49in his own likeness, after his image, and named him #Gen. 4:25Seth. 4After he begot Seth, #1 Chr. 1:1–4; Luke 3:36–38the days of Adam were eight hundred years; #Gen. 1:28; 4:25and he had sons and daughters. 5So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; #Gen. 2:17; 3:19; 6:17; (Heb. 9:27)and he died.
6Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. 7After he begot #Gen. 4:26Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. 8So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
9Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. 10After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. 11So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
12Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. 13After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. 14So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. 16After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. 17So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
18Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot #Jude 14, 15Enoch. 19After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 20So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
21Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 22After he begot Methuselah, Enoch #Gen. 6:9; 17:1; 24:40; 48:15; 2 Kin. 20:3; Ps. 16:8; (Mic. 6:8); Mal. 2:6; 1 Thess. 2:12; (Heb. 11:39)walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24And #2 Kin. 2:11; Jude 14Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God #2 Kin. 2:10; Ps. 49:15; 73:24; Heb. 11:5took him.
25Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. 27So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
28Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. 29And he called his name #Luke 3:36; Heb. 11:7; 1 Pet. 3:20Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground #Gen. 3:17–19; 4:11which the Lord has cursed.” 30After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. 31So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.
32And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot #Gen. 6:10; 7:13Shem, Ham, #Gen. 10:21and Japheth.
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Genesis 5
5
The Descendants of Adam
(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)
1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. 2Male and female He created them,#5:2 Cited in Matthew 19:4 and Mark 10:6 and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”#5:2 Hebrew Adam
3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. 4And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
God Takes Up Enoch
(Hebrews 11:5)
18When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God #5:22 LXX pleased God; also in verse 24 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.#5:24 LXX and he was not found, because God had taken him away; cited in Hebrews 11:5
From Methuselah to Noah
25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. 26And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. 29And he named him Noah,#5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort. saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the Lord has cursed.” 30And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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