Bible Gateway Genesis 5 :: NIV (2024)

Genesis 5

1: This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
2: He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man. ^[1] "
3: When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
4: After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5: Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6: When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father ^[2] of Enosh.
7: And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8: Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9: When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10: And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11: Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12: When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13: And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14: Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15: When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16: And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17: Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18: When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19: And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20: Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21: When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22: And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23: Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years.
24: Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25: When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26: And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27: Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28: When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29: He named him Noah ^[3] and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed."
30: After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31: Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32: After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.