Genesis 5:1-11

1 This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself. ¹

2 He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.") ²

3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth.

4 After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children

5 and died at the age of 930.

6 When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh,

7 and then lived another 807 years. He had other children

8 and died at the age of 912.

9 When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan,

10 and then lived another 815 years. He had other children

11 and died at the age of 905.

Genesis 5:1-11 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.

Cross References

• 1. 5.1,Genesis 1.27, 28.
• 2. 5.2Matthew 19.4;Mark 10.6.