Genesis 5:24-32

24 He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away. 1
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had a son, Lamech,
26 and then lived another 782 years. He had other children
27 and died at the age of 969.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son
29 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 Lamech lived another 595 years. He had other children
31 and died at the age of 777.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 5.24 +2Si 44.16; 49.14; +1He 11.5; Jude 14.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. noah: [This name sounds like the Hebrew for "relief."]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.