Genesis 5
The Line of Seth
1 These are the family ▼▼Lit written family
records b of the descendants of Adam. On the day that God created man, ▼▼Or Adam
He made him in the likeness of God; 2He created them male and female. When they were created, He blessed them and called them man. ▼▼Or Adam
3 Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. 4 Adam lived 800 years after the birth of Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 5So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died. 6 Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh. 7 Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 8So Seth’s life lasted 912 years; then he died. 9 Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan. 10 Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 11So Enosh’s life lasted 905 years; then he died. 12 Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel. 13 Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 14So Kenan’s life lasted 910 years; then he died. 15 Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 17So Mahalalel’s life lasted 895 years; then he died. 18 Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch. 19 Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 20So Jared’s life lasted 962 years; then he died. 21 Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah. 22And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God e 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters. 23So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him. f 25 Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 27So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died. 28 Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son. 29And he named him Noah, ▼▼In Hb, the name Noah sounds like the phrase “bring us relief.”
saying, “This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.” h 30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah’s birth, and he fathered other sons and daughters. 31So Lamech’s life lasted 777 years; then he died. 32 Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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