Genesis 5
5
1This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
2a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.
3And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth.
4And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters.
5And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.
6And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos.
7And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
8And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth.
9And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan.
10And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
11And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth.
12And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel.
13And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
14And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth.
15And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared.
16And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
17And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth.
18And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch.
19And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
20And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.
21And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah.
22And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
23And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years.
24And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.
25And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech.
26And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
27And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.
28And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son,
29and calleth his name Noah, saying, ‘This [one] doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.’
30And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters.
31And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
32And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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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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