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1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
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This is the list of the descendants of Adam. (When God created human beings, he made them like himself.
2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
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He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him 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 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After that, Adam lived another 800 years. He had other children
5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 930.
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
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When Seth was 105, he had a son, Enosh,
7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 807 years. He had other children
8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 912.
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
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When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan,
10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 815 years. He had other children
11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 905.
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel,
13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 840 years. He had other children
14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 910.
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
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When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared,
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 830 years. He had other children
17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 895.
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
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When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch,
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 800 years. He had other children
20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 962.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
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When Enoch was 65, he had a son, Methuselah.
22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years and had other children.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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He lived to be 365 years old.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
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When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech,
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
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and then lived another 782 years. He had other children
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 969.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
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When Lamech was 182, he had a son
29 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.”
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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 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children
31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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and died at the age of 777.
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 had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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