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King James Bible

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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

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Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

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And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

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And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

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And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

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And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

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And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

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And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

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And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

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And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

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And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

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And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

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And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

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And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

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And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

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And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

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And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

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And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

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And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

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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.

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And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

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And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

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And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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About Genesis 5

Genealogy from Adam to Noah highlights extraordinary life spans and Enoch’s unique translation to God, setting the stage for humanity’s expansion and impending judgment.

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Author
Moses
Written
1446–1406 BC (Mosaic era)
Location
Ancient Near East
Setting
Primordial world and Ancient Near East

Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel, and patriarchal narratives (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).

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