Genesis 5
5
The Descendants of Adam
(1 Chronicles 1.1-4)
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Gen 1.27,28. This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2#Matt 19.4; Mark 10.6. male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5and all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 7and Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 8and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Ca-i´nan: 10and Enos lived after he begat Ca-i´nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 11and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12And Ca-i´nan lived seventy years, and begat Mahal´aleel: 13and Ca-i´nan lived after he begat Mahal´aleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 14and all the days of Ca-i´nan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15And Mahal´aleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16and Mahal´aleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17and all the days of Mahal´aleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methu´selah: 22and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methu´selah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24#Heb 11.5; Jude 14. and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
25And Methu´selah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: 26and Methu´selah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 27and all the days of Methu´selah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29and he called his name Noah,#5.29 That is, Rest or Comfort. saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. 30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Genesis 5
5
The Family Tree of the Human Race
1-2This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
3-5When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was just like him, his very spirit and image, and named him Seth. After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters. Adam lived a total of 930 years. And he died.
6-8When Seth was 105 years old, he had Enosh. After Seth had Enosh, he lived another 807 years, having more sons and daughters. Seth lived a total of 912 years. And he died.
9-11When Enosh was ninety years old, he had Kenan. After he had Kenan, he lived another 815 years, having more sons and daughters. Enosh lived a total of 905 years. And he died.
12-14When Kenan was seventy years old, he had Mahalalel. After he had Mahalalel, he lived another 840 years, having more sons and daughters. Kenan lived a total of 910 years. And he died.
15-17When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he had Jared. After he had Jared, he lived another 830 years, having more sons and daughters. Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years. And he died.
18-20When Jared was 162 years old, he had Enoch. After he had Enoch, he lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters. Jared lived a total of 962 years. And he died.
21-23When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had Methuselah. Enoch walked steadily with God. After he had Methuselah, he lived another 300 years, having more sons and daughters. Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.
25-27When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had Lamech. After he had Lamech, he lived another 782 years. Methuselah lived a total of 969 years. And he died.
28-31When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son. He named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us a break from the hard work of farming the ground that God cursed.” After Lamech had Noah, he lived another 595 years, having more sons and daughters. Lamech lived a total of 777 years. And he died.
32When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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