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Genesis 5

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

KJVThis 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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  • Ephesians 4:24

    24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

    Open Ephesians 4:24
  • Colossians 3:10

    10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

    Open Colossians 3:10
  • Genesis 1:26–27

    26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

    27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

    Open Genesis 1:26–27
  • Hebrews 1:3

    3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

    Open Hebrews 1:3
  • 1 Corinthians 11:7

    7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

    Open 1 Corinthians 11:7
  • Ecclesiastes 12:1

    1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”

    Open Ecclesiastes 12:1

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

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

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  • Matthew 19:4

    4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

    Open Matthew 19:4
  • Mark 10:6

    6However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

    Open Mark 10:6
  • Genesis 2:23

    23And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

    Open Genesis 2:23
  • Malachi 2:15

    15Has not the Lord made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

    Open Malachi 2:15
  • Genesis 1:27

    27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

    Open Genesis 1:27
  • Genesis 2:15

    15Then the Lord God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

    Open Genesis 2:15

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

KJVAnd 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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  • Genesis 4:25

    25And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

    Open Genesis 4:25
  • 1 Corinthians 15:39

    39Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

    Open 1 Corinthians 15:39
  • John 3:6

    6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

    Open John 3:6
  • Job 25:4

    4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

    Open Job 25:4
  • Ephesians 2:3

    3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

    Open Ephesians 2:3
  • Romans 5:12

    12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

    Open Romans 5:12

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

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

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  • 1 Chronicles 1:1–3

    1Adam, Seth, Enosh,

    2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

    Open 1 Chronicles 1:1–3
  • Luke 3:36–38

    36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

    37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    Open Luke 3:36–38
  • Genesis 5:10

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

    Open Genesis 5:10
  • Genesis 5:7

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

    Open Genesis 5:7
  • Genesis 5:19

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

    Open Genesis 5:19
  • Genesis 5:26

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

    Open Genesis 5:26

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

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

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  • Genesis 5:11

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

    Open Genesis 5:11
  • Genesis 5:8

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

    Open Genesis 5:8
  • Genesis 3:19

    19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

    Open Genesis 3:19
  • 2 Samuel 14:14

    14For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

    Open 2 Samuel 14:14
  • 1 Corinthians 15:21–22

    21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

    22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

    Open 1 Corinthians 15:21–22
  • Job 30:23

    23Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

    Open Job 30:23

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

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

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  • Genesis 4:26

    26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the Lord.

    Open Genesis 4:26

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

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

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

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

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

KJVAnd Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

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  • Luke 3:37

    37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    Open Luke 3:37
  • 1 Chronicles 1:2

    2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

    Open 1 Chronicles 1:2

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

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

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

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

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

KJVAnd Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

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  • Luke 3:37

    37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    Open Luke 3:37

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • Jude 1:14–15

    14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

    15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

    Open Jude 1:14–15
  • 1 Chronicles 1:3

    3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

    Open 1 Chronicles 1:3
  • Genesis 4:17

    17And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

    Open Genesis 4:17
  • Luke 3:37

    37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    Open Luke 3:37

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • Luke 3:37

    37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    Open Luke 3:37

22BSBAnd after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

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

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:12

    12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

    Open 1 Thessalonians 2:12
  • Genesis 17:1

    1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

    Open Genesis 17:1
  • Malachi 2:6

    6True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

    Open Malachi 2:6
  • Genesis 6:9

    9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

    Open Genesis 6:9
  • Luke 1:6

    6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

    Open Luke 1:6
  • 1 John 1:7

    7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

    Open 1 John 1:7

23BSBSo Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

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

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

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

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  • Hebrews 11:5–6

    5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

    6And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

    Open Hebrews 11:5–6
  • 1 John 1:7

    7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

    Open 1 John 1:7
  • Genesis 5:22

    22And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

    Open Genesis 5:22
  • Luke 23:43

    43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

    Open Luke 23:43
  • 2 Kings 2:11

    11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

    Open 2 Kings 2:11
  • Genesis 42:36

    36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

    Open Genesis 42:36

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

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

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  • Genesis 4:18

    18Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.

    Open Genesis 4:18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJVAnd 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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  • Matthew 24:37

    37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

    Open Matthew 24:37
  • 2 Peter 2:5

    5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

    Open 2 Peter 2:5
  • Hebrews 11:7

    7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

    Open Hebrews 11:7
  • Ezekiel 14:20

    20then as surely as I live, declares the Lord God, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.

    Open Ezekiel 14:20
  • Ezekiel 14:14

    14then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord God.

    Open Ezekiel 14:14
  • Isaiah 54:9

    9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

    Open Isaiah 54:9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • Genesis 6:10

    10And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    Open Genesis 6:10
  • Genesis 10:21

    21And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

    Open Genesis 10:21
  • Genesis 7:13

    13On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—

    Open Genesis 7:13
  • 1 Chronicles 1:4–28

    4The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

    Open 1 Chronicles 1:4–28
  • Genesis 10:32

    32All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

    Open Genesis 10:32
  • Genesis 10:1

    1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

    Open Genesis 10:1