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Genesis 5


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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.


1. In the day...made he him; See Gen. 1:26-27

him i.e., Adam.

3. in his own likeness, after his image; God made Adam after His image and likeness. When Adam fell, his descendants inherited Adam's image and likness.
See Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12-19.

22. walked with God To walk with God is to be in agreement with Him, not just in a few, but in everything...which is why we are to live "by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD."
See Deut. 8:3; Amos 3:3.

24. walked with God See note on v.22.

32. Shem, Ham, and Japheth Names listed in inverted order as also in Gen. 6:10; Gen. 7:13; Gen. 9:18; Gen. 10:1; 1 Chron. 1:4.
Birth order is

  1. Japheth
  2. Ham
  3. Shem

Cp. Gen. 10:21.