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. |