Genesis 5 © John Stevenson, 2009 The Days of Noah

Genesis 4 Descendants of Cain A picture of those following in the way of Cain Genesis 5 Descendants of Seth A picture of those descended through Seth Genesis 6 Intermarriage of sons of God and daughters of men A picture of moral wickedness

Genealogy Formula His name. His age at the birth of his first son. The length of his remaining life (along with a statement that he begot other sons and daughters). His age at his death. There are only three variations from this formula: Adam (5:3), Enoch (5:22-24) and Lamech (5:28-29).

Line of Cain Line of Seth Eve named Cain as she says, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD” (4:1). Adam called his name Seth (5:3). Cain murdered his brother Abel (4:8). Seth was appointed to take Abel’s place (4:25). Cain’s son was named Enoch - “Dedicated” (4:17). Seth’s son was named Enosh - “Mortal” (5:6).

Line of Cain Line of Seth Lamech was the seventh from Adam through Cain; he killed a young man. Enoch was the seventh from Adam through Seth; he walked with God and did not die.

Genesis 5:1-2 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created. (~d'a') Adam

Genesis 5:3 When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Genesis 5:4-5 Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

The Age of Humanity James Ussher ( ) reckoned a chronology that put creation at Sunday, October 23, 4004 B.C. Contradicted by archaeology Assumes no gaps in genealogy Stylized genealogies

Three sons Noah Ten Generations Adam Three sons Terah Ten Generations Noah

Adam Noah Enoch Morris & Whitcomb, The Genesis Flood

Genesis 5:21-22 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:23-24 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

LamechEnoch Seventh from Adam through Cain Seventh from Adam through Seth He killed a man and wrote a boastful song of his deed. He walked with God and did not die.

And about these also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, 15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” (Jude 1:14-15).

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. (Hebrews 11:5).

Genesis 5:28-29 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and became the father of a son. 29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the LORD has cursed.” ( ~x;n" ) Nacham ( x; nO ) Noach