Genesis 5
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The Descendants of Adam
(1 Chronicles 1.1-4)
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Gn 1.27,28 This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself. 2#Mt 19.4; Mk 10.6 He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them “Human Beings.”) 3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth. 4After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children 5and died at the age of 930.
6When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh, 7and then lived another 807 years. He had other children 8and died at the age of 912.
9When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan, 10and then lived another 815 years. He had other children 11and died at the age of 905.
12When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel, 13and then lived another 840 years. He had other children 14and died at the age of 910.
15When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared, 16and then lived another 830 years. He had other children 17and died at the age of 895.
18When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch, 19and then lived another 800 years. He had other children 20and died at the age of 962.
21When Enoch was 65, he had a son, Methuselah. 22After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children. 23He lived to be 365 years old. 24#Si 44.16; 49.14; He 11.5; Jd 14 He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away.
25When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech, 26and then lived another 782 years. He had other children 27and died at the age of 969.
28When Lamech was 182, he had a son 29and said, “From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work”; so he named him Noah.#5.29: Noah: This name sounds like the Hebrew for “relief.” 30Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children 31and died at the age of 777.
32After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Genesis 5
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1This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.
2He created them male and female; and blessed them; and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.
4And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.
5And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
7And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.
10After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
11And the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.
13And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.
16And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
17And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years: and he died.
18And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.
19And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years: and he died.
21And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.
22And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
23And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
24And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
25And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
26And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
27And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years: and he died.
28And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.
29And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
30And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and he begot sons and daughters.
31And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years: and he died. And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.
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