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Genesis - Chapter 5

	Gen 5:1	This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
	Gen 5:2	Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man [fn] when they were created.
	Gen 5:3	When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
	Gen 5:4	The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:5	Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:6	When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.
	Gen 5:7	Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:8	Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:9	When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan.
	Gen 5:10	Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:11	Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:12	When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.
	Gen 5:13	Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:14	Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:15	When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared.
	Gen 5:16	Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:17	Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:18	When Jared had lived 162 years he fathered Enoch.
	Gen 5:19	Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:20	Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:21	When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.
	Gen 5:22	Enoch walked with God [fn] after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:23	Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.
	Gen 5:24	Enoch walked with God, and he was not, [fn] for God took him.
	Gen 5:25	When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.
	Gen 5:26	Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:27	Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:28	When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son
	Gen 5:29	and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed this one shall bring us relief [fn] from our work and from the painful toil of our hands."
	Gen 5:30	Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
	Gen 5:31	Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died.
	Gen 5:32	After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

ESV Footnotes:

(5:2) Hebrew adam
(5:22) Septuagint pleased God
(5:24) Septuagint was not found
(5:29) Noah sounds like the Hebrew for rest

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