MSB GEN Chapter 5

The Descendants of Adam

(1 Chronicles 1:1–3)

This [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness 2 Male and female He created them,[fn] and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them“ man.”[fn]

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When Adam was130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. 4 And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived800 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 5 So Adam lived a total of930 years and then he died.

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When Seth was105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived807 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 8 So Seth lived a total of912 years, and then he died.

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When Enosh was90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived815 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 11 So Enosh lived a total of905 years, and then he died.

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When Kenan was70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived840 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 14 So Kenan lived a total of910 years, and then he died.

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When Mahalalel was65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived830 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 17 So Mahalalel lived a total of895 years, and then he died.

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God Takes Up Enoch

(Hebrews 11:5)

When Jared was162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived800 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 20 So Jared lived a total of962 years, and then he died.

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When Enoch was65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God[fn]300 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 23 So Enoch lived a total of365 years.

24 

Enoch walked with God, and then [he was] no more, because God had taken him away

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From Methuselah to Noah

When Methuselah was187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. 26 And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived782 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 27 So Methuselah lived a total of969 years, and then he died.

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When Lamech was182 years old, he had a son. 29 And he named him Noah,[fn] saying,“{May} this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.” 30 And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived595 years and had [other] sons and daughters. 31 So Lamech lived a total of777 years, and then he died.

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After Noah was500 years old, [he] became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.