- 1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
- 2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
- 3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
- 4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
- 5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
- 6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
- 7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
- 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
- 10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
- 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
- 13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
- 15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
- 16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
- 18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
- 19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
- 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- 22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
- 24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
- 25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
- 26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
- 28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
- 29And 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.
- 30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
- 31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
- 32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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GENESIS 5
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Genesis 5 — Adam’s generations pass through long lives and death, while Enoch walks with God and Noah is born as a sign of hoped-for comfort.
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The repeated generations and long road visualize the chapter’s genealogy and mortality. The solitary figure entering light evokes Enoch; the newborn in the foreground evokes Noah.
Scripture basis: Genesis 5:1–32King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Related 1 Enoch Passages
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Genesis says that God “took” Enoch; 1 Enoch expands this brief notice into Enoch’s removal from ordinary human life and heavenly translation.
Lamech’s son is identified as Noah, whose family will survive the coming destruction.
Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Late Hasmonean or early Herodian period
4QGenesisᵇ (4Q2): Genesis 1–2 and 4–5
Four Cave 4 fragments preserve portions of Genesis 1–2 and 4–5 in a Hebrew scroll copied during the Second Temple period.
Genesis 1:18–31 · Genesis 2:1–3 · Genesis 4:2–11
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCECult & worship
Third–sixth centuries AD; principal mosaic phase late antique
En-Gedi Synagogue and Mosaic Inscription
The late-antique En-Gedi synagogue preserves Hebrew and Aramaic mosaics, community names, biblical figures, and a warning against revealing the town’s secret.
Genesis 5:1–32 · Zechariah 4:10 · Ezekiel 47:10
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Old Babylonian period, about 1800 BC
Weld-Blundell Prism: Sumerian King List
The Weld-Blundell Prism preserves the most extensive copy of the Sumerian King List, arranging rulers before and after a world-dividing flood.
Genesis 5:1–32 · Genesis 7:17–24 · Genesis 10:1–32
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Late third to early second century BC; commonly circa 200–150 BC
4Q201: The Aramaic Enoch Scroll from Qumran Cave 4
Fragments of 4Q201 preserve part of 1 Enoch in Aramaic, including the descent of the Watchers, providing a physical Second Temple-period witness to traditions previously known chiefly through later translations.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 6:1–4 · Deuteronomy 33:1–2
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Fourth century AD; some catalog descriptions allow the early fifth century
Chester Beatty XII: The Last Chapters of 1 Enoch in Greek
A fourth-century papyrus codex split between Dublin and Michigan preserves 1 Enoch 97:6–107:3 in Greek, documenting late-antique transmission of the Epistle and Noah traditions.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 5:28–32 · Genesis 6:5–8
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Late sixth century AD for the 1 Enoch hands; the final added leaf may be seventh century
Codex Panopolitanus: The Akhmim Greek Book of the Watchers
A late-sixth-century parchment codex from Egypt preserves 1 Enoch 1:1–32:6 in Greek, plus a duplicated passage from 19:3–21:9, alongside early Christian apocalyptic works.
Genesis 5:21–24 · Genesis 6:1–4 · Jude 1:14–15
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