Genesis 5:21-31

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 He named him Noah[a] 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 was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

Cross References 7

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 1:3; Luke 3:37
  • 2. ver 24; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 48:15; 2 Kings 20:3; Psalms 116:9; Micah 6:8; Malachi 2:6
  • 3. S ver 22
  • 4. 2 Kings 2:1,11; Psalms 49:15; Psalms 73:24; Psalms 89:48; Hebrews 11:5
  • 5. 1 Chronicles 1:3; Luke 3:36
  • 6. 1 Chronicles 1:3; Luke 3:36
  • 7. S Genesis 3:17; Romans 8:20

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Noah" sounds like the Hebrew for "comfort."
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