5:1 This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

5:2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man."

5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

5:4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.

5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

5:7 And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:8 Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.

5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

5:10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.

5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

5:13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.

5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

5:16 And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.

5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

5:19 And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:20 Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.

5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

5:22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years.

5:24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

5:26 And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.

5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

5:29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed."

5:30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

5:31 Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.

5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.