The Descendants of Adam

1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

2Male and female He created them, ²⁶and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.” ²⁷

3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

4And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

5So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.

7And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

8So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

10And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

11So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

13And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

14So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.

16And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

17So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

God Takes Up Enoch

18When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.

19And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

20So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

21When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

22And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God ²⁸300 years and had other sons and daughters.

23So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away. ²⁹

From Methuselah to Noah

25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

26And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

28When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

29And he named him Noah, ³⁰saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”

30And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

31So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

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