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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 family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God.
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 both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
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 just like him, his very spirit and image, and named him Seth.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and 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 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
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Adam lived a total of 930 years. And he died.
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
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When Seth was 105 years old, he had Enosh.
7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Seth had Enosh, he lived another 807 years, having more sons and daughters.
8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
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Seth lived a total of 912 years. And he died.
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
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When Enosh was ninety years old, he had Kenan.
10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Kenan, he lived another 815 years, having more sons and daughters.
11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
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Enosh lived a total of 905 years. And he died.
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
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When Kenan was seventy years old, he had Mahalalel.
13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Mahalalel, he lived another 840 years, having more sons and daughters.
14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
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Kenan lived a total of 910 years. And he died.
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
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When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he had Jared.
16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Jared, he lived another 830 years, having more sons and daughters.
17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
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Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years. And he died.
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
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When Jared was 162 years old, he had Enoch.
19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Enoch, he lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters.
20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
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Jared lived a total of 962 years. And he died.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
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When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he had 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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Enoch walked steadily with God. After he had Methuselah, he lived another 300 years, having more sons and daughters.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
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Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
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When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had Lamech.
26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Lamech, he lived another 782 years.
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
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Methuselah lived a total of 969 years. And he died.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
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When Lamech was 182 years old, 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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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 was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
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After Lamech had Noah, he lived another 595 years, having more sons and daughters.
31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
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Lamech lived a total of 777 years. And he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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