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The Descendants of Adam

(1 Chronicles 1:1-4)

¹ 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, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man^(a).”³ When Adam was 130 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 lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.⁵ So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

⁶ When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.⁷ And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.⁸ So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.⁹ When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.¹⁰ And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.¹¹ So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.¹² When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalaleel.¹³ And after he had become the father of Mahalaleel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.¹⁴ So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.¹⁵ When Mahalaleel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.¹⁶ And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalaleel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.¹⁷ So Mahalaleel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

²¹ When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.²² And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God^(a) 300 years and had other sons and daughters.²³ So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more^(a), because God had taken him away.

From Methuselah to Noah

²⁵ When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.²⁶ And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.²⁷ So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸ When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.²⁹ And he named him Noah^(a), 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 lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.³¹ So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.³² After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.