Genesis 5 v1-31 contains a genealogy showing the godly line of Seth, today William focuses on notable characters such as Enoch, Methuselah and Noah and considers what we can learn from the lives of these men.

Genesis 5:1–6

Adam’s Descendants to Noah

5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man¹ when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.

Footnotes

[1] 5:2 Hebrew adam

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Genesis 5:21–32

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God¹ after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not,² for God took him.

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son 29 and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief³ from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” 30 Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Footnotes

[1] 5:22 Septuagint pleased God; also verse 24
[2] 5:24 Septuagint was not found
[3] 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest

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