Genesis 5

Descendants of Adam

1-2 # Gn 1.27,28; Mt 19.4; Mk 10.6. God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. The following is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:

3-4When Adam was 130, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children 5and died at the age of 930.

6When Seth was 105, he had a son named Enosh. 7Seth had more children 8and died at the age of 912.

9When Enosh was 90, he had a son named Kenan. 10Enosh had more children 11and died at the age of 905.

12When Kenan was 70, he had a son named Mahalalel. 13Kenan had more children 14and died at the age of 910.

15When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son named Jared. 16Mahalalel had more children 17and died at the age of 895.

18When Jared was 162, he had a son named Enoch. 19Jared had more children 20and died at the age of 962.

21When Enoch was 65, he had a son named Methuselah, 22and during the next 300 years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God, 23-24#Si 44.16; 49.14; He 11.5; Jd 14. and God took him away at the age of 365.

25When Methuselah was 187, he had a son named Lamech. 26Methuselah had more children 27and died at the age of 969.

28When Lamech was one 182, he had a son. 29Lamech said, “I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort,#5.29 Noah … comfort: In Hebrew “Noah” sounds like “comfort.” as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the Lord has put under a curse.” 30Lamech had more children 31and died at the age of 777.

32After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Bereshis 5

1This is the Sefer Toldot Adam. In the yom that barah Elohim Adam, in the demut Elohim He made him;

2Zachar and nekevah He created them; and blessed them, and called the shem of them “Adam,” in the yom when they were created.

3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty shanah and fathered in his own demut and after his tzelem (image) and called shmo Shet:

4And the days of Adam after he had fathered Shet were shemoneh me'ot shanah; and he fathered banim and banot:

5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty shanah: and he died.

6And Shet lived a hundred and five shanah, and fathered Enosh;

7And Shet lived after he fathered Enosh eight hundred and seven shanah, and fathered banim and banot:

8And all the days of Shet were nine hundred and twelve shanah; and he died.

9And Enosh lived ninety shanah, and fathered Kenan;

10And Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan eight hundred and fifteen shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

11And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five shanim; and he died.

12And Kenan lived seventy shanah and fathered Mahalal'el;

13And Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalal'el eight hundred and forty shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

14And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten shanim; and he died.

15And Mahalal'el lived sixty and five shanah, and fathered Yered;

16And Mahalal'el lived after he fathered Yered eight hundred and thirty shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

17And all the days of Mahalal'el were eight hundred ninety and five shanah; and he died.

18And Yered lived a hundred sixty and two shanah, and he fathered Chanokh (Enoch):

19And Yered lived after he fathered Chanokh (Enoch) eight hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

20And all the days of Yered were nine hundred sixty and two shanah; and he died.

21And Chanokh lived sixty and five shanah, and fathered Metushelach;

22And Chanokh walked with HaElohim after he fathered Metushelach three hundred shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

23And all the days of Chanokh were three hundred sixty and five shanah;

24And Chanokh walked with HaElohim; and he was not; for Elohim took him.

25And Metushelach lived a hundred eighty and seven shanah, and fathered Lamech.

26And Metushelach lived after he fathered Lamech seven hundred eighty and two shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

27And all the days of Metushelach were nine hundred sixty and nine shanah; and he died.

28And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two shanah and fathered ben;

29And he called shmo Noach, saying, Zeh yenachamenu (this shall comfort us) in our work and toil of our hands, because of the adamah which Hashem hath cursed.

30And Lamech lived after he fathered Noach five hundred ninety and five shanah, and fathered banim and banot;

31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven shanah; and he died.

32And Noach was five hundred years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Cham, and Yephet.

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