1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh. 47:29
Trivia: What did God call the first man and woman that he created?
5:1-51This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Get ready for some exciting reading. "The book of the generations of Adam" is about to start!
2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
God created a man and a woman, and he "called their name Adam." So the woman's name was Adam too!
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
5:6-326 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
12 And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
Mahalaleel lived 895 years.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Jared ... begat Enoch. [4]
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Jared lived 962 years.
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken (alive?) by God. [5]
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
When Methuseslah was 187 years old, he begat Lamech. [6]
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
Lamech lived 777 years.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
When Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [7]
This is Adam's third son, and the first since Cain killed Abel. God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply, but they had no children for 130 years.
These nameless ones are the first girls born in the Bible.
Adam's descendants were an infertile bunch. It took them an average of 158 years to have a first son.
So much for being fruitful and multiplying!
Here's a list of the number of years it took them to get the job done: Seth 105, Enosh 90, Kenan 70, Malhalalel 65, Jared 162, Enoch 65, Methuselah 187, Lamech 182, Noah 500.
When Lamech was born, nine generations were alive at once.
Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, and Lamech were all alive at the time of Lamech's birth.
Adam lived to see his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson.
When Noah was 500 years old, he had three sons in one year!
Was that with one (nameless) wife or several? Or were they triplets?
All these sons and daughters were "begat," yet no mention of any mothers. God makes a fuss early on because he thinks Adam should have a "help meet" or a companion, but when the first genealogy comes forth, he forgets to credit any mothers for all that reproduction going on.
This is the first genealogy in the Bible. I don't really have that much to say about this, because it's boring as sin, but apparently, people back then lived really long lives.
Oh, and this is where Noah and his family are introduced. They seem interesting, I wonder what kind of stuff they'll get themselves into?