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Genesis 5 (CEV)

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¹ God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man: ² (SEE 5:1) ³ When Adam was one hundred thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children ⁴ (SEE 5:3) ⁵ and died at the age of nine hundred thirty. ⁶ When Seth was one hundred five, he had a son named Enosh. ⁷ Seth had more children ⁸ and died at the age of nine hundred twelve. ⁹ When Enosh was ninety, he had a son named Kenan. ¹⁰ Enosh had more children ¹¹ and died at the age of nine hundred five. ¹² When Kenan was seventy, he had a son named Mahalalel. ¹³ Kenan had more children ¹⁴ and died at the age of nine hundred ten. ¹⁵ When Mahalalel was sixty-five, he had a son named Jared. ¹⁶ Mahalalel had more children ¹⁷ and died at the age of eight hundred ninety-five. ¹⁸ When Jared was one hundred sixty-two, he had a son named Enoch. ¹⁹ Jared had more children ²⁰ and died at the age of nine hundred sixty-two. ²¹ When Enoch was sixty-five, he had a son named Methuselah, ²² and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God, ²³ and God took him away at the age of three hundred sixty-five. ²⁴ (SEE 5:23) ²⁵ When Methuselah was one hundred eighty-seven, he had a son named Lamech. ²⁶ Methuselah had more children ²⁷ and died at the age of nine hundred sixty-nine. ²⁸ When Lamech was one hundred eighty-two, he had a son. ²⁹ Lamech said, "I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort, as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the LORD has put under a curse." ³⁰ Lamech had more children ³¹ and died at the age of seven hundred seventy-seven. ³² After Noah was five hundred years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.