Genesis 5

Expanded Bible

Adam’s Family History

5 This is the ·family history [^Lbook of the generations; see 2:4] of Adam. When God created ·human beings [humankind; ^Tman; ^CHebrew Adam; 1:27–28], he made them in his own likeness. ² He created them male and female, and on that day he blessed them and named them ·human beings [humankind; or Adam; ^Tman].

³ When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of another son in his likeness and image [^Cindicating he was like Adam and that he also bore God’s image], and Adam named him Seth [4:25]. ⁴ After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁵ So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died [^Cthe long lives in this genealogy indicate God’s blessing; these names are also in Jesus’ genealogy in Luke 3:36–38].

⁶ When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh. ⁷ After Enosh was born, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁸ So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

⁹ When Enosh was 90 years old, he had a son named Kenan. ¹⁰ After Kenan was born, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

¹² When Kenan was 70 years old, he had a son named Mahalalel. ¹³ After Mahalalel was born, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

¹⁵ When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he had a son named Jared. ¹⁶ After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

¹⁸ When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch. ¹⁹ After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

²¹ When Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah. ²² After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and had other sons and daughters. ²³ So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. ²⁴ Enoch walked with God [^Che had a close relationship with God; Heb. 11:5–6]; one day Enoch could not be found, because God took him [^Clike Elijah (2 Kin. 2:11), he did not die].

²⁵ When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech. ²⁶ After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. ²⁷ So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸ When Lamech was 182, he had a son. ²⁹ Lamech named his son Noah [^Cthe name resembles the Hebrew word for “rest”] and said, “He will ·comfort us in [or give us rest from] our work, which comes from the ground the Lord has cursed [3:17–19].” ³⁰ After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. ³¹ So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

³² After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth [9:18–29; 10].