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The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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- Chapter 5 -

(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)
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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
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Male and female He created them,(a) and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”(b)
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When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
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And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
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When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
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And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
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When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
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And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
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When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
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When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
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And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

(Hebrews 11:5)
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When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
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And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
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When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God (c) 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.(d)

From Methuselah to Noah

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When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
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And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
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And he named him Noah,(e) saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
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And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Footnotes

(a)5:2 Cited in Matthew 19:4 and Mark 10:6
(b)5:2 Hebrew Adam
(c)5:22 LXX pleased God; also in verse 24
(d)5:24 LXX and he was not found, because God had taken him away; cited in Hebrews 11:5
(e)5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest or comfort.
(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)
1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
2
He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.(a)
3
Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4
The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
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Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
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Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
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Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
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Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12
Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
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Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
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and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
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Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
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Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

(Hebrews 11:5)
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Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
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Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
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Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
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After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
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All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
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Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

From Methuselah to Noah

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Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
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Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
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Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
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He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed.”
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Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
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All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32
Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Footnotes

(a)5:2 “Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.
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