Genesis 5

Chapter 5

Descendants of Adam

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him ^ain the likeness of God.

²He created them ^amale and female, and He ^bblessed them and named them ¹Man in the day when they were created.

³When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he ¹became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

⁴Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters.

⁵So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

⁶Seth lived one hundred and five years, and became the father of Enosh.

⁷Then Seth lived eight hundred and seven years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters.

⁸So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

⁹Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

¹⁰Then Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters.

¹¹So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

¹²Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel.

¹³Then Kenan lived eight hundred and forty years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters.

¹⁴So all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

¹⁵Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared.

¹⁶Then Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other 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 became the father of Enoch.

¹⁹Then Jared lived eight hundred years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other 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 became the father of Methuselah.

²²Then Enoch ^awalked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters.

²³So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.

^24aEnoch walked with God; and he was not, for God ^btook him.

²⁵Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech.

²⁶Then Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other 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 became the father of a son.

²⁹Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will ¹give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from ^athe ground which the Lord has cursed.”

³⁰Then Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters.

³¹So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.

³²Noah was ^afive hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.