Genesis 5:9-19

9 When Enosh was 90, he had a son, Kenan,

10 and then lived another 815 years. He had other children

11 and died at the age of 905.

12 When Kenan was 70, he had a son, Mahalalel,

13 and then lived another 840 years. He had other children

14 and died at the age of 910.

15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had a son, Jared,

16 and then lived another 830 years. He had other children

17 and died at the age of 895.

18 When Jared was 162, he had a son, Enoch,

19 and then lived another 800 years. He had other children

Genesis 5:9-19 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.