Genesis 5 :: New International Version (NIV)

From Adam to Noah

(1Ch 1:1–4; Luk 3:36–38 )

Gen 5:1This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.

Gen 5:2

Gen 5:2He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind”[fn] when they were created.

Gen 5:3

Gen 5:3When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

Gen 5:4

Gen 5:4After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:5

Gen 5:5Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:6

Gen 5:6When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[fn] of Enosh.

Gen 5:7

Gen 5:7After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:8

Gen 5:8Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:9

Gen 5:9When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

Gen 5:10

Gen 5:10After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:11

Gen 5:11Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:12

Gen 5:12When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Gen 5:13

Gen 5:13After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:14

Gen 5:14Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:15

Gen 5:15When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

Gen 5:16

Gen 5:16After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:17

Gen 5:17Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:18

Gen 5:18When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

Gen 5:19

Gen 5:19After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:20

Gen 5:20Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:21

Gen 5:21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

Gen 5:22

Gen 5:22After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:23

Gen 5:23Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

Gen 5:24

Gen 5:24Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

Gen 5:25

Gen 5:25When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

Gen 5:26

Gen 5:26After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:27

Gen 5:27Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:28

Gen 5:28When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

Gen 5:29

Gen 5:29He named him Noah[fn] and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.”

Gen 5:30

Gen 5:30After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gen 5:31

Gen 5:31Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

Gen 5:32

Gen 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

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NIV Footnotes

(5:2)

Hebrew adam

(5:6)

Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26.

(5:29)

Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.

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