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title: Genesis 5
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**1 **This *is* the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; **2 **Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

**3 **And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat *a son* in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: **4 **And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: **5 **And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

**6 **And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: **7 **And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: **8 **And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

**9 **And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: **10 **And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: **11 **And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

**12 **And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: **13 **And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: **14 **And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

**15 **And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: **16 **And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: **17 **And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

**18 **And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: **19 **And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: **20 **And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

**21 **And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: **22 **And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: **23 **And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: **24 **And Enoch walked with God: and he *was* not; for God took him.

**25 **And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: **26 **And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: **27 **And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

**28 **And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: **29 **And 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. **30 **And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: **31 **And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

**32 **And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.