Genesis 5:5-15

5 and all the dayes of Adam which he lyved were .ix. hundred and .xxx. yere and then he dyed.

6 And Seth lyved an hundred and .v. yeres and begat Enos.

7 And after he had begot Enos he lyved .viij. hundred and .vij. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.

8 And all the dayes of Seth were .ix. hundred and .xij. yere and dyed.

9 And Enos lyved .lxxxx. yere and begat kenan.

10 And Enos after he begat kenan lyved viij. hundred and .xv. yere and begat sonnes and doughters:

11 and all the dayes of Enos were .ix hundred and .v. yere and than he dyed.

12 And kenan lyued .lxx. yere and begat Mahalaliel.

13 And kenan after he had begot Mahalaliel lyved .viij. hundred and .xl. yere and begat sonnes and doughters:

14 and al the dayes of kenan were .ix. hundred and .x. yere and than he dyed.

15 And Mahalaliel lyued .lxv. yere and begat Iared.

Genesis 5:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 5

This chapter contains a list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam in the line of Seth, down to Noah; it begins with a short account of the creation of Adam, and of his life and death, Ge 5:1-5 next of five of the antediluvian patriarchs, their age and death, namely Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Ge 5:6-20 then a particular relation of Enoch, his character and translation, Ge 5:21-24 then follows an account of Methuselah, the oldest man, and Lamech's oracle concerning his son Noah, Ge 5:12-29 and the chapter is closed with the life and death of Lamech, and the birth of the three sons of Noah, Ge 5:30-32.