Genesis 5

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1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.

2He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them “Adam”.

3Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

4The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.

5All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.

6Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.

7Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

8All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.

9Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.

10Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

11All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

12Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.

13Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters

14and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.

15Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.

16Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

17All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.

18Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.

19Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

20All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.

21Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.

22After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

23All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

24Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.

25Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.

26Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

27All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.

28Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.

29He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”

30Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.

31All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.

32Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Commentary

5:1-5 Adam was made in the image of God; but when fallen he begat a son in his own image, sinful and defiled, frail, wretched, and mortal, like himself. Not only a man like himself, consisting of body and soul, but a sinner like himself. This was the reverse of that Divine likeness in which Adam was made; having lost it, he could not convey it to his seed. Adam lived, in all, 930 years; and then died, according to the sentence passed upon him, To dust thou shalt return. Though he did not die in the day he ate forbidden fruit, yet in that very day he became mortal. Then he began to die; his whole life after was but a reprieve, a forfeited, condemned life; it was a wasting, dying life. Man's life is but dying by degrees.

5:1 The first words of the chapter are the title of argument of the whole chapter ; it is the book of the generations of Adam - It is the list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam, not of all, but only of the holy seed, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came; the names, ages, and deaths of those that were the successors of the first Adam in the custody of the promise, and the ancestors of the second Adam. Where we have a brief rehearsal of what was before at large related concerning the creation of man. This is what we have need frequently to hear of, and carefully to acquaint ourselves with. Observe here.1. That God created man. Man is not his own maker, therefore he must not be his own master; but the author of his being must be the director of his motions, and the center of them.2. That there was a day in which God created man, he was not from eternity, but of yesterday; he was not the first - born, but the junior of the creation.3. That God made him in his own likeness, righteous and holy, and therefore undoubtedly happy; man's nature resembled the divine nature more than that of any of the creatures of this lower world.4. That God created them male and female, Ge 5:2, for their mutual comfort, as well as for the preservation and increase of their kind. Adam and Eve were both made immediately by the hand of God, both made in God's likeness; and therefore between the sexes there is not that great difference and inequality which some imagine.5. That God blessed them. It is usual for parents to bless their children, so God the common Father blessed his; but earthly parents can only beg a blessing, it is God's prerogative to command it. It refers chiefly to the blessing of increase, not excluding other blessings.

Chapter 5 This chapter is the only authentic history extant of the first age of the world from the creation to the flood, containing (according to the verity of the Hebrew text) 1656 years, as may easily be computed by the ages of the patriarchs, before they begat that son through whom the line went down to Noah. This is one of those which the apostle calls "endless genealogies" (1 Tim. 1:4), for Christ, who was the end of the Old Testament law, was also the end of the Old Testament genealogies; towards him they looked, and in him they centered. The genealogy here recorded in inserted briefly in the pedigree of our Saviour (Lu. 3:36–38), and is of great use to show that Christ was the "seed of the woman" that was promised. We have here an account, I. Concerning Adam (v. 1-5). II. Seth (v. 6-8). III. Enos (v. 9–11). Cainan (v. 12–14). V. Mahalaleel (v. 15–17). VI. Jared (v. 18–20). VII. Enoch (v. 21–24). VIII. Methuselah (v. 25–27). IX. Lamech and his son Noah (v. 28–32). All scripture, being given by inspiration of God, is profitable, though not all alike profitable.Verses 1-5 The first words of the chapter are the title or argument of the whole chapter: it is the book of the generations of Adam; it is the list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam, not of all, but only of the holy seed who were the substance thereof (Isa. 6:13), and of whom, as concerning the flesh, Christ came (Rom. 9:5), the names, ages, and deaths, of those that were the successors of the first Adam in the custody of the promise, and the ancestors of the second Adam. The genealogy begins with Adam himself. Here is,I. His creation, v. 1, 2, where we have a brief rehearsal of what was before at large related concerning the creation of man. This is what we have need frequently to hear of and carefully to acquaint ourselves with. Observe here, 1. That God created man. Man is not his own maker, therefore he must not be his own master; but the Author of his being must be the director of his motions and the centre of them. 2. That there was a day in which God created man. He was not from eternity, but of yesterday; he was not the first-born, but the junior of the creation. 3. That God made him in his own likeness, righteous and holy, and therefore, undoubtedly, happy. Man’s nature resembled the divine nature more than that of any of the creatures of this lower world. 4. That God created them male and female (v. 2), for their mutual comfort as well as for the preservation and increase of their kind. Adam and Eve were both made immediately by the hand of God, both made in God’s likeness; and therefore between the sexes there is not that great distance and inequality which some imagine. 5. That God blessed them. It is usual for parents to bless their children; so God, the common Father, blessed his. But earthly parents can only beg a blessing; it is God’s prerogative to command it. It refers chiefly to the blessing of increase, not excluding other blessings. 6. That he called their name Adam. Adam signifies earth, red earth. Now, (1.) God gave him this name. Adam had himself named the rest of the creatures, but he must not choose his own name, lest he should assume some glorious pompous title. But God gave him a name which would be a continual memorandum to him of the meanness of his original, and oblige him to look unto the rock whence he was hewn and the hole of the pit whence he was digged, Isa. 51:1. Those have little reason to be proud who are so near akin to dust. (2.

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AMHEVG የአዳም የትውልዱ መጽሐፍ ይህ ነው። እግዚአብሔር አዳምን በፈጠረ ቀን በእግዚአብሔር ምሳሌ አደረገው፤ አማርኛ ENGNIV This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. English BCV መፅሓፍ ትውልዲ ኣዳም እዙይ እዩ፦ እግዚኣብሄር በታ ንኣዳም ዝፈጠረላ መዓልቲ ንሰብ ብኣምሳል እግዚኣብሄር ፈጠሮ። ትግርኛ GAZBIB Caaffanni waa'ee warra Addaam irraa dhalatanii kanatti fufee jira; Waaqayyo gaafa nama uume, akka fakkaattii ofii isaat… Afaan Oromoo BCV GIZ ወዛቲ ይእቲ መጽሐፈ ዝክረ ሙላዱ ለአዳም በዕለት እንተ ባቲ ፈጠሮ እግዚአብሔር ወገብሮ ለአዳም በአርአያሁ ወበአምሳሊሁ ለእግዚአብሔር። giz GAZGAZ Caaffanni waa'ee warra Addaam irraa dhalatanii kanatti fufee jira; Waaqayyo gaafa nama uume, akka fakkaattii ofii isaat… Afaan Oromoo BCV aksum መፅሓፍ ትውልዲ ኣዳም እዙይ እዩ፦ እግዚኣብሄር በታ ንኣዳም ዝፈጠረላ መዓልቲ ንሰብ ብኣምሳል እግዚኣብሄር ፈጠሮ። ትግርኛ AMHNIV የአዳም የትውልድ ሐረግ እንደሚከተለው ነው፦ እግዚአብሔር (ኤሎሂም) ሰውን ሲፈጥረው በራሱ አምሳል አበጀው፤ አማርኛ