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1 This is the record of Adam's descendants. When God created human beings, he made them to be like him.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day he created them he called them “human.”
3 When Adam was 130, he had a son who was like him, made in his image; and he named him Seth.
4 Adam lived another 800 years after Seth was born, and had other sons and daughters.
5 Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105, he had Enosh.
7 Seth lived another 807 years after Enosh was born, and had other sons and daughters.
8 Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90, he had Kenan.
10 Enosh lived another 815 years after Kenan was born, and had other sons and daughters.
11 Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70, he had Mehalalel.
13 Kenan lived another 840 years after Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters.
14 Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had Jared.
16 After Jared was born, Mahalalel lived another 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162, he had Enoch.
19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65, he had Methuselah.
22 He had a close relationship with God. After Methuselah was born, Enoch lived another 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24 Enoch had such a close relationship with God that he didn't die, he just wasn't there anymore, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had Lamech.
26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
29 He named him Noah, with the explanation, “He will provide relief for us from all the hard manual labor we need to do in cultivating the ground the Lord has cursed.”
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived another 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 Noah was 500 before he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.