Genesis 5

5TH CHAPTER

Adam’s Ten Descendants—Adam to Noah—1 Chronicles 1:1–3

¹This is the written account of Adam and his descendants. 

When God created humans, 

he made them in the likeness of God. 

²He created them male and female. 

He blessed them and called them humans 

when he created them. 

³When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father ⸤of a son⸥ in his own likeness, in his own image. He named him Seth. ⁴After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁵Adam lived a total of 930 years; then he died. 

⁶When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. ⁷After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁸Seth lived a total of 912 years; then he died. 

⁹When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹¹Enosh lived a total of 905 years; then he died. 

¹²When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died. 

¹⁵When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years; then he died. 

¹⁸When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁰Jared lived a total of 962 years; then he died. 

²¹When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. ²²After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters. ²³Enoch lived a total of 365 years. ²⁴Enoch walked with God; then he was gone because God took him. 

²⁵When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. ²⁶After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁷Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died. 

²⁸When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. ²⁹He named him Noah ^[Relief^[, and said, “This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the Lord has cursed the ground.” ³⁰After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. ³¹Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died. 

³²When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.