GENESIS 5

Chapter Summary

This is the book recounts the generations of Adam and years lived lived by Adam and his descendents: Adam: 930 years, Seth: 912 years, Enos: 905 years, Cainan: 910 years, Mahalaleel: 895 years, Jared: 962 years, Enoch: 365 years, Methuselah: 969 years, Lamech: 777 years, and finally Noah who was around 500 years old when he brought his three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth into the world.

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• And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  – Genesis 5:24

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• 1  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  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

• 3  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

• 4  And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

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

• 6  And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

• 7  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

• 9  And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

• 10  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 11  And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

• 12  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

• 13  And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 14  And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

• 15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

• 16  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 17  And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

• 18  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

• 19  And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

• 21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

• 22  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

• 24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

• 25  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

• 26  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

• 28  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

• 29  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

• 30  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

• 31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

• 32  And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.