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¹ (vi) Here is the genealogy of Adam. On the day that God created man he made him in the likeness of God; ² he created them male and female; he blessed them and called them Adam [humankind, man] on the day they were created. ³ After Adam lived 130 years he fathered a son like himself and named him Shet. ⁴ After Shet was born, Adam lived another 800 years and had both sons and daughters. ⁵ In all, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.

⁶ Shet lived 105 years and fathered Enosh. ⁷ After Enosh was born, Shet lived another 807 years and had sons and daughters. ⁸ In all, Shet lived 912 years; then he died.

⁹ Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan. ¹⁰ After Kenan was born, Enosh lived another 815 years and had sons and daughters. ¹¹ In all, Enosh lived 905 years; then he died.

¹² Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalal'el. ¹³ After Mahalal'el was born, Kenan lived another 840 years and had sons and daughters. ¹⁴ In all, Kenan lived 910 years; then he died.

¹⁵ Mahalal'el lived sixty-five years and fathered Yered. ¹⁶ After Yered was born, Mahalal'el lived another 830 years and had sons and daughters. ¹⁷ In all, Mahalal'el lived 895 years; then he died.

¹⁸ Yered lived 162 years and fathered Hanokh. ¹⁹ After Hanokh was born, Yered lived 800 years and had sons and daughters. ²⁰ In all, Yered lived 962 years; then he died.

²¹ Hanokh lived sixty-five years and fathered Metushelach. ²² After Metushelach was born, Hanokh walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters. ²³ In all, Hanokh lived 365 years. ²⁴ Hanokh walked with God, and then he wasn't there, because God took him.

(vii) ²⁵ Metushelach lived 187 years and fathered Lemekh. ²⁶ After Lemekh was born, Metushelach lived 782 years and had sons and daughters. ²⁷ In all, Metushelach lived 969 years; then he died.

²⁸ Lemekh lived 182 years and fathered a son, ²⁹ whom he called Noach [restful]; for he said, "This one will comfort us in our labor, in the hard work we do with our hands [to get what comes] from the ground that Adonai cursed." ³⁰ After Noach was born, Lemekh lived 595 years and had sons and daughters. ³¹ In all, Lemekh lived 777 years; then he died.

³² Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.