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gENESIS 5:3
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3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was
just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth. 4 After the
birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 5 Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of* Enosh. 7 After the
birth of* Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons
and daughters. 8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After
the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he
had other sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he
died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After
the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After
the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 20 Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with
God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
23 Enoch lived 365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then
one day he disappeared, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
26 After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and
he had other sons and daughters. 27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and
then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son.
29 Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief*
from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the
Lord has cursed.” 30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another
595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived
777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
A World Gone Wrong
Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born
to them. 2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women* and took any they
wanted as their wives. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with*
humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their
normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the
earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave
birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient
times.
5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he
saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally
evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the
earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I
have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy e very living
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5:6 Or the ancestor of; also in 5:9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25. 5:7 Or the birth of this ancestor of; also
in 5:10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26. 5:29 Noah sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean “relief” or
“comfort.”
6:2 Hebrew daughters of men; also in 6:4. 6:3 Greek version reads will not
remain in.
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