Genesis 5

The Descendants of Adam

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;[#Gen 1.27,28.]

²male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.[#Matt 19.4; Mark 10.6.]

³And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

⁴and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

⁵and all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

⁶And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

⁷and Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

⁸and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

⁹And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Ca-i´nan:

¹⁰and Enos lived after he begat Ca-i´nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹¹and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

¹²And Ca-i´nan lived seventy years, and begat Mahal´aleel:

¹³and Ca-i´nan lived after he begat Mahal´aleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹⁴and all the days of Ca-i´nan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

¹⁵And Mahal´aleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

¹⁶and Mahal´aleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

¹⁷and all the days of Mahal´aleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

¹⁸And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

¹⁹and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

²⁰and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

²¹And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methu´selah:

²²and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methu´selah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

²³and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

²⁴and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.[#Heb 11.5; Jude 14.]

²⁵And Methu´selah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

²⁶and Methu´selah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

²⁷and all the days of Methu´selah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

²⁸And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

²⁹and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.[#5.29 , Rest Comfort.]

³⁰And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

³¹and all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

³²And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.