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From Adam to Noah

^5:1 This is the record of the family line of Adam.

^5:1 When God created humankind, he made them in the likeness of God. ^5:2 He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.”

^5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. ^5:4 The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters. ^5:5 The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.

^5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. ^5:7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.

^5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. ^5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:11 The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.

^5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ^5:13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:14 The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.

^5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ^5:16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:17 The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.

^5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ^5:19 Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:20 The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.

^5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. ^5:22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:23 The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. ^5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared because God took him away.

^5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. ^5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.

^5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. ^5:29 He named him Noah, saying, “This one will bring us comfort from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” ^5:30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. ^5:31 The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.

^5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.