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Genesis 5 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Generations of Adam

Gen 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.

Gen 5:2He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them [fn]Man in the day when they were created.
Gen 5:3

When Adam had lived 130 years, he [fn]became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Gen 5:4Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were 800 years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:5So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
Gen 5:6

And Seth lived 105 years and became the father of Enosh.

Gen 5:7Then Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:8So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.
Gen 5:9

And Enosh lived 90 years and became the father of Kenan.

Gen 5:10Then Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:11So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.
Gen 5:12

And Kenan lived 70 years and became the father of Mahalalel.

Gen 5:13Then Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:14So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.
Gen 5:15

And Mahalalel lived 65 years and became the father of Jared.

Gen 5:16Then Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:17So all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
Gen 5:18

And Jared lived 162 years and became the father of Enoch.

Gen 5:19Then Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:20So all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.
Gen 5:21

And Enoch lived 65 years and became the father of Methuselah.

Gen 5:22Then Enoch walked with God 300 years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:23So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
Gen 5:24Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
Gen 5:25

And Methuselah lived 187 years and became the father of Lamech.

Gen 5:26Then Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:27So all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.
Gen 5:28

And Lamech lived 182 years and became the father of a son.

Gen 5:29Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will [fn]give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands arising from the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
Gen 5:30Then Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Gen 5:31So all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
Gen 5:32

And Noah was 500 years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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