Genesis 5:27-32

27 Methuselah lived a total of 969 years; then he died.

28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.

29 He named him Noah [Relief], and said, "This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the LORD has cursed the ground."

30 After Lamech became the father of Noah, he lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

31 Lamech lived a total of 777 years; then he died.

32 When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Genesis 5:27-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 5

This chapter contains a list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam in the line of Seth, down to Noah; it begins with a short account of the creation of Adam, and of his life and death, Ge 5:1-5 next of five of the antediluvian patriarchs, their age and death, namely Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Ge 5:6-20 then a particular relation of Enoch, his character and translation, Ge 5:21-24 then follows an account of Methuselah, the oldest man, and Lamech's oracle concerning his son Noah, Ge 5:12-29 and the chapter is closed with the life and death of Lamech, and the birth of the three sons of Noah, Ge 5:30-32.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 5:27-32

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Genesis 5:27-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 5