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1 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself.
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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 he blessed them and called them “human.”
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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 who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son 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 the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and 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 Adam lived 930 years, and then 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 another 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 Seth lived 912 years, and then 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 the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 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 Enosh lived 905 years, and then 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 another 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 Kenan lived 910 years, and then 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 the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 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 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then 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 the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 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 Jared lived 962 years, and then 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 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 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 Enoch lived 365 years,
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Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he 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 the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
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After he had Lamech, he lived another 782 years.
27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and then 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 Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that 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 the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 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 Lamech lived 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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