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1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
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This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself.
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
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He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
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When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth.
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 930.
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
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When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh,
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 807 years. He had other children
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 912.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
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When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan,
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 815 years. He had other children
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 905.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
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When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel,
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 840 years. He had other children
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 910.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
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When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared,
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 830 years. He had other children
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 895.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
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When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch,
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 800 years. He had other children
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 962.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
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When Enoch was 65, he had a son, Methuselah.
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children.
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
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He lived to be 365 years old.
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
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He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
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When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech,
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
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and then lived another 782 years. He had other children
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 969.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
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When Lamech was 182, he had a son
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
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and said, "From the very ground on which the Lord put a curse, this child will bring us relief from all our hard work"; so he named him Noah.
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
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Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
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and died at the age of 777.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.