Genesis 5
Adam’s Ten Descendants—Adam to Noah—1 Chronicles 1:1–3
1 This is the written account of Adam and his descendants.When God created humans,he made them in the likeness of God.2 He created them male and female.He blessed them and called them humanswhen he created them.3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, in his own image. He named him Seth.4 After Adam became the father of Seth, he lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5 Adam lived a total of 930 years; then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8 Seth lived a total of 912 years; then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11 Enosh lived a total of 905 years; then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 Kenan lived a total of 910 years; then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years; then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 Jared lived a total of 962 years; then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.23 Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God; then he was gone because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.29 He 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.”30 After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.
32 When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 5
Descendants of Adam
1-2 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:tt
3-4 When Adam was one hundred and thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children
5 and died at the age of nine hundred and thirty.
6 When Seth was one hundred and five, he had a son named Enosh. 7 Seth had more children
8 and died at the age of nine hundred and twelve.
9 When Enosh was ninety, he had a son named Kenan. 10 Enosh had more children
11 and died at the age of nine hundred and five.
12 When Kenan was seventy, he had a son named Mahalalel. 13 Kenan had more children
14 and died at the age of nine hundred and ten.
15 When Mahalalel was sixty-five, he had a son named Jared. 16 Mahalalel had more children
17 and died at the age of eight hundred and ninety-five.
18 When Jared was one hundred and sixty-two, he had a son named Enoch. 19 Jared had more children
20 and died at the age of nine hundred and sixty-two.
21 When Enoch was sixty-five, he had a son named Methuselah, 22 and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,
23-24 and God took him away at the age of three hundred and sixty-five.t
25 When Methuselah was one hundred and eighty-seven, he had a son named Lamech. 26 Methuselah had more children
27 and died at the age of nine hundred and sixty-nine.
28 When Lamech was one hundred and eighty-two, he had a son. 29 Lamech said, “I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort,t as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the Lord has put under a curse.” 30 Lamech had more children
31 and died at the age of seven hundred and seventy-seven.
32 After Noah was five hundred years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.