Genesis 5

The Line of Seth

1 These are the family records of the descendants of Adam. On the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God;

2 He created them male and female. When they were created, He blessed them and called them man.
3 Adam was 130 years old when he fathered [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. 4 Adam lived 800 years after the birth of Seth, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

5 So Adam's life lasted 930 years; then he died.
6 Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh. 7 Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

8 So Seth's life lasted 912 years; then he died.
9 Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan. 10 Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

11 So Enosh's life lasted 905 years; then he died.
12 Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel. 13 Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

14 So Kenan's life lasted 910 years; then he died.
15 Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared. 16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

17 So Mahalalel's life lasted 895 years; then he died.
18 Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch. 19 Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

20 So Jared's life lasted 962 years; then he died.
21 Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah. 22 And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered [other] sons and daughters. 23 So Enoch's life lasted 365 years.

24 Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.
25  Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

27 So Methuselah's life lasted 969 years; then he died.
28 Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son. 29 And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed." 30 Lamech lived 595 years after Noah's birth, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

31 So Lamech's life lasted 777 years; then he died.

32 Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered 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.