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1 This is the family history of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in his own likeness.
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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 He created them male and female, and on that day he blessed them and named them human beings.
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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 another son in his likeness and image, and Adam 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 was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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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.
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Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh.
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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and 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 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then 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 had a son named Kenan.
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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and 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 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then 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 had a son named Mahalalel.
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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and 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 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then 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 had a son named Jared.
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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and 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 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then 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 had a son named Enoch.
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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and 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 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then 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 had a son named Methuselah.
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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and 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 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God; one day Enoch could not be found, 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 had a son named Lamech.
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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and 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 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 Lamech named his son Noahn and said, "He will comfort us in our work, which comes from the ground the Lord has 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 was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he 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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