Genesis 4 – 6 5

the fathera of those who live in tents and have livestock. 21 He

had a brother named Jubal;
he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments. 22 Zillah also had a
son. He was named Tubal-cain and he was a blacksmith, making different kinds of tools
out of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was named Naamah.
23 At one time Lamech told his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me. You wives of
Lamech, pay attention to what I have to say. I killed a man because he wounded me; I
killed a young man because he injured me. 24 If the sentence for killing Cain was to be
punished seven times over, then if someone kills me, Lamech, the punishment should be
seventy-seven times.”
25 Adam slept with his wife again, and she had a son and named him Seth,b explaining
that, “God has given me another child to replace Abel, the one Cain killed.” 26 Later Seth
had a son named Enosh,c because at that time people began to worship the Lord by name.
1 This is the record of Adam's descendants. When God created human beings, he
5the day 2
made them to be like him. He created them male and female, and blessed them. On
he created them he called them “human.” d
3 When Adam was 130, he had a son who was like him, made in his image; and he
named him Seth. 4 Adam lived another 800 years after Seth was born, and had other sons
and daughters. 5 Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105, he had Enosh. 7 Seth lived another 807 years after Enosh was
born, and had other sons and daughters. 8 Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90, he had Kenan. 10 Enosh lived another 815 years after Kenan
was born, and had other sons and daughters. 11 Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then
he died.
12 When Kenan was 70, he had Mehalalel. 13 Kenan lived another 840 years after
Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived a total of 910
years, and then he died. 15 When Mahalalel was 65, he had Jared. 16 After Jared was born,
Mahalalel lived another 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived a
total of 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162, he had Enoch. 19 After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years
and had other sons and daughters. 20 Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65, he had Methuselah. 22 He had a close relationship with God.
After Methuselah was born, Enoch lived another 300 years and had other sons and
daughters. 23 Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch had such a close relationship with
God that he didn't die,e he just wasn't there anymore, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187, he had Lamech. 26 After Lamech was born, Methuselah
lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Methuselah lived a total of
969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182, he had a son. 29 He named him Noah,f with the explanation,
“He will provide relief for us from all the hard manual labor we need to do in cultivating
the ground the Lord has cursed.” 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived another 595 years
and had other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
32 Noah was 500 before he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.g

a 4:20. “Father” can also mean “ancestor.”

b 4:25. “Seth,” meaning “substitute,” or “given.”
c 4:26. “Enosh,” meaning “mankind” or “people.”
d 5:2. “Human”: literally, “Adam,” or “man.”
e 5:24. “He didn't die”: supplied for clarity. See Hebrews 11:5.
f 5:29. “Noah”: associated in meaning with “relief,” “rest,” and “comfort.”
g 5:32. From the internal evidence in Genesis it appears Japheth was the oldest and Ham the youngest.
Usually siblings are listed in birth order in the Old Testament, though for example Moses, despite being
younger than Aaron, is listed first. Here it appears that Shem is considered to be more important, and so is
listed first.