5:1   God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:

5:2   (SEE 5:1)

5:3   When Adam was one hundred thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children

5:4   (SEE 5:3)

5:5   and died at the age of nine hundred thirty.

5:6   When Seth was one hundred five, he had a son named Enosh.

5:7   Seth had more children

5:8   and died at the age of nine hundred twelve.

5:9   When Enosh was ninety, he had a son named Kenan.

5:10   Enosh had more children

5:11   and died at the age of nine hundred five.

5:12   When Kenan was seventy, he had a son named Mahalalel.

5:13   Kenan had more children

5:14   and died at the age of nine hundred ten.

5:15   When Mahalalel was sixty-five, he had a son named Jared.

5:16   Mahalalel had more children

5:17   and died at the age of eight hundred ninety-five.

5:18   When Jared was one hundred sixty-two, he had a son named Enoch.

5:19   Jared had more children

5:20   and died at the age of nine hundred sixty-two.

5:21   When Enoch was sixty-five, he had a son named Methuselah,

5:22   and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,

5:23   and God took him away at the age of three hundred sixty-five.

5:24   (SEE 5:23)

5:25   When Methuselah was one hundred eighty-seven, he had a son named Lamech.

5:26   Methuselah had more children

5:27   and died at the age of nine hundred sixty-nine.

5:28   When Lamech was one hundred eighty-two, he had a son.

5:29   Lamech said, "I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort, as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the LORD has put under a curse."

5:30   Lamech had more children

5:31   and died at the age of seven hundred seventy-seven.

5:32   After Noah was five hundred years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.