1 This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. |
2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." |
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. |
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. |
5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. |
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. |
7 And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. |
8 Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. |
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. |
10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. |
11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. |
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. |
13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. |
14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. |
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. |
16 And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. |
17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. |
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. |
19 And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. |
20 Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. |
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. |
22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. |
23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. |
24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. |
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. |
26 And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. |
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. |
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. |
29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed." |
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. |
31 Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. |
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth. |