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1 This is the record of Adam's descendants. On the day God created humanity, he made them to resemble God
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This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
2 and created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humanity on the day they were created.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son in his image, resembling him, and named him Seth.
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When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
4 After Seth's birth, Adam lived 800 years; he had other sons and daughters.
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After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5 In all, Adam lived 930 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8 In all, Seth lived 912 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 After Kenan's birth, Enosh lived 815 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11 In all, Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 In all, Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 After Jared's birth, Mahalalel lived 830 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 In all, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 After Enoch's birth, Jared lived 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 In all, Jared lived 962 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 Enoch walked with God. After Methuselah's birth, Enoch lived 300 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 In all, Enoch lived 365 years.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After Lamech's birth, Methuselah lived 782 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 In all, Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 and named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us relief from our hard work, from the pain in our hands, because of the fertile land that the LORD cursed."
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He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.”
30 After Noah's birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 In all, Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 When Noah was 500 years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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