The Descendants from Adam to Noah

5:1-32

1 Chronicles 1:1-4

5 Here is the family record of Adam and his descendants: On the day when God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He also created them to be male and female, and on the same day that he created them, he blessed them and named them “human beings.”

3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him in many ways, and he named him Seth. 4 After Seth’s birth, Adam lived another 800 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

6 When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh. 7 After Enosh’s birth, Seth lived another 807 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

9 When Enosh was ninety years old, he had a son named Kenan. 10 After Kenan’s birth, Enosh lived another 815 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

12 When Kenan was seventy years old, he had a son named Mahalalel. 13 After Mahalalel’s birth, Kenan lived another 840 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he had a son named Jared. 16 After Jared’s birth, Mahalalel lived another 830 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

18 When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch. 19 After Enoch’s birth, Jared lived another 800 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

21 When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had a son named Methuselah. 22 After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch lived in a close relationship with God for another 300 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Then while he was still living in a close relationship with God, suddenly he was no longer on earth, because God had taken him away to be with him.

25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech. 26 After Lamech’s birth, Methuselah lived another 782 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son, 29 and he named him Noah which means “rest,” because he said, “This son will give us rest from the difficult work that we have to do because Yahweh has cursed the ground.” 30 After Noah’s birth, Lamech lived another 595 years. He also had other sons as well as daughters. 31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old, he had sons whose names were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.