Genesis 5:1-17

1 This is the family history of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in his own likeness.

2 He created them male and female, and on that day he blessed them and named them human beings.

3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of another son in his likeness and image, and Adam named him Seth.

4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

6 When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh.

7 After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he had a son named Kenan.

10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he had a son named Mahalalel.

13 After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared.

16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:1-17 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.