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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 family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to 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 both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
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 was 130 years old, he had a son who was just like him, his very spirit and image, and named him Seth.
4 After Seth's birth, Adam lived 800 years; he had other sons and daughters.
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After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters.
5 In all, Adam lived 930 years, and he died.
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Adam lived a total of 930 years. And he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
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When Seth was 105 years old, he had Enosh.
7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After Seth had Enosh, he lived another 807 years, having more sons and daughters.
8 In all, Seth lived 912 years, and he died.
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Seth lived a total of 912 years. And he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
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When Enosh was ninety years old, he had Kenan.
10 After Kenan's birth, Enosh lived 815 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Kenan, he lived another 815 years, having more sons and daughters.
11 In all, Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.
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Enosh lived a total of 905 years. And he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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When Kenan was seventy years old, he had Mahalalel.
13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Mahalalel, he lived another 840 years, having more sons and daughters.
14 In all, Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.
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Kenan lived a total of 910 years. And he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
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When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he had Jared.
16 After Jared's birth, Mahalalel lived 830 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Jared, he lived another 830 years, having more sons and daughters.
17 In all, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.
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Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years. And he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
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When Jared was 162 years old, he had Enoch.
19 After Enoch's birth, Jared lived 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Enoch, he lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters.
20 In all, Jared lived 962 years, and he died.
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Jared lived a total of 962 years. And he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had 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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Enoch walked steadily with God. After he had Methuselah, he lived another 300 years, having more sons and daughters.
23 In all, Enoch lived 365 years.
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Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him.
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Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
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When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had Lamech.
26 After Lamech's birth, Methuselah lived 782 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Lamech, he lived another 782 years.
27 In all, Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.
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Methuselah lived a total of 969 years. And he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son
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When Lamech was 182 years old, 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, saying, "This one will give us a break from the hard work of farming the ground that God cursed."
30 After Noah's birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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After Lamech had Noah, he lived another 595 years, having more sons and daughters.
31 In all, Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.
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Lamech lived a total of 777 years. And he died.
32 When Noah was 500 years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.