Genesis 5

The Descendants of Adam
1 Chr. 1.1-4
1	This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2	male and female created he them; Mt. 19.4 · Mk. 10.6 and blessed them, Gen. 1.27, 28 and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3	And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
4	and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5	and all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6	¶ And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
7	and Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
8	and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9	¶ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Ca-i’nan:
10	and Enos lived after he begat Ca-i’nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
11	and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12	¶ And Ca-i’nan lived seventy years, and begat Mahal’aleel:
13	and Ca-i’nan lived after he begat Mahal’aleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
14	and all the days of Ca-i’nan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15	¶ And Mahal’aleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16	and Mahal’aleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
17	and all the days of Mahal’aleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18	¶ And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
19	and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
20	and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21	¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methu’selah:
22	and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methu’selah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23	and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24	and Enoch Heb. 11.5 walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
25	¶ And Methu’selah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
26	and Methu’selah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
27	and all the days of Methu’selah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28	¶ And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29	and he called his name Noah, 6 saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
30	And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
31	and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32	¶ And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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