Genesis 5
5
Adam’s Family History
1This is the family history of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in God’s likeness. 2He created them male and female. And on that day he blessed them and named them human beings.
3When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of another son. He was in the likeness and image of Adam. Adam named him Seth. 4After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 5So Adam lived a total of 930 years. Then he died.
6When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh. 7After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 8So Seth lived a total of 912 years. Then he died.
9When Enosh was 90 years old, he had a son named Kenan. 10After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 11So Enosh lived a total of 905 years. Then he died.
12When Kenan was 70 years old, he had a son named Mahalalel. 13After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 14So Kenan lived a total of 910 years. Then he died.
15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared. 16After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 17So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years. Then he died.
18When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch. 19After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 20So Jared lived a total of 962 years. Then he died.
21When Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah. 22After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 23So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24Enoch walked with God. One day Enoch could not be found, because God took him.
25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech. 26After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years. Then he died.
28When Lamech was 182, he had a son. 29Lamech named his son Noah.# This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “rest.” Lamech said, “Noah will comfort us from the pain of our work. The pain is because God has cursed the ground.” 30After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years. During that time he had other sons and daughters. 31So Lamech lived a total of 777 years. Then he died.
32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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Genesis 5
5
1This is the booke of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created Adam, in the likenes of God made he him, 2Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created. 3Nowe Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a childe in his owne likenes after his image, and called his name Sheth. 4And the dayes of Adam, after he had begotten Sheth, were eight hundreth yeeres, and he begate sonnes and daughters. 5So all the dayes that Adam liued, were nine hundreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died. 6And Sheth liued an hundreth and fiue yeeres, and begate Enosh. 7And Sheth liued, after he begate Enosh, eight hundreth and seuen yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 8So all the dayes of Sheth were nine hundreth and twelue yeeres: and he died. 9Also Enosh liued ninetie yeeres, and begate Kenan. 10And Enosh liued, after he begate Kenan, eight hundreth and fifteene yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 11So all the dayes of Enosh were nine hundreth and fiue yeeres: and he died 12Likewise Kenan liued seuentie yeeres, and begate Mahalaleel. 13And Kenan liued, after he begate Mahalaleel, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 14So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and tenne yeeres: and he died. 15Mahalaleel also liued sixtie and fiue yeres, and begate Iered. 16Also Mahalaleel liued, after he begate Iered, eight hundreth and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 17So all the dayes of Mahalaleel were eight hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres: and he died. 18And Iered liued an hundreth sixtie and two yeeres, and begate Henoch. 19Then Iered liued, after he begate Henoch, eight hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 20So all the dayes of Iered were nine hundreth sixtie and two yeeres: and he died. 21Also Henoch liued sixtie and fiue yeeres, and begate Methushelah. 22And Henoch walked with God, after he begate Methushelah, three hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 23So all the dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie and fiue yeeres. 24And Henoch walked with God, and he was no more seene: for God tooke him away. 25Methushelah also liued an hundreth eightie and seuen yeeres, and begate Lamech. 26And Methushelah liued, after he begate Lamech, seuen hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 27So al the dayes of Methushelah were nine hundreth sixtie and nine yeeres: and he died. 28Then Lamech liued an hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate a sonne, 29And called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort vs concerning our worke and sorowe of our hands, as touching the earth, which the Lord hath cursed. 30And Lamech liued, after he begate Noah, fiue hundreth ninetie and fiue yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters. 31So all the dayes of Lamech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seuen yeeres: and he died. 32And Noah was fiue hundreth yeere olde. And Noah begate Shem, Ham and Iapheth.
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