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This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings,* he made them to be like himself. |
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He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them "human." |
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When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth. |
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After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. |
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When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of* Enosh. |
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After the birth of* Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. |
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When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. |
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After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. |
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When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. |
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After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. |
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When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. |
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After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. |
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When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. |
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After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. |
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When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. |
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After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Enoch lived 365 years, |
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walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. |
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When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. |
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After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. |
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When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. |
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Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, "May he bring us relief* from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the LORD has cursed." |
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After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. |
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Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. |
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By the time Noah was 500 years old, he was the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |