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Genesis 5 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899

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DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
2 He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
3◆ And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.
3 Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4◆ And the days of Adam, after he begot Seth, were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters.
4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5◆ And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
5 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6◆ Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
6 Seth lived one hundred five years, then became the father of Enosh.
7◆ And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
7 Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
8◆ And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
8 All of the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9◆ And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan.
9 Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
10◆ After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
10 Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
11◆ And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
11 All of the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12◆ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Malaleel.
12 Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.
13◆ And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
13 Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
14◆ And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
14 and all of the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15◆ And Malaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared.
15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
16◆ And Malaleel lived after he begot Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
16 Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
17◆ And all the days of Malaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
17 All of the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18◆ And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Henoch.
18 Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
19◆ And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
19 Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
20◆ And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
20 All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21◆ And Henoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Mathusala.
21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
22◆ And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
22 After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
23◆ And all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
23 All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.
24◆ And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not found, for God took him.
25◆ And Mathusala lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, then became the father of Lamech.
26◆ And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
26 Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
27◆ And all the days of Mathusala were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
27 All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28◆ And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begot a son.
28 Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, then became the father of a son.
29◆ And he called his name Noe, saying: This same shall comfort us from the works and labours of our hands on the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
29 He named him Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, caused by the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
30◆ And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
30 Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
31◆ And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32◆ And Noe, when he was five hundred years old, begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth.
32 Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Adam

    The first man

    Formed from the dust by God's own hand, the father of all who live.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 1–5

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  • Enosh

    Son of Seth

    In his days people first began to call on the name of the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 4:26; 5:6–11

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  • Jared

    Father of Enoch

    Father of Enoch, who lived nine hundred sixty-two years.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:15–20

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  • Kenan

    Son of Enosh

    A quiet link in the long line from Seth toward Noah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:9–14

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  • Lamech

    Father of Noah

    He named his son Noah, hoping for rest from the toil of cursed ground.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:25–31

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  • Methuselah

    The longest-lived man

    The oldest man recorded in Scripture, living nine hundred sixty-nine years.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:21–27

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  • Noah

    The ark builder

    A righteous man who found favor with God and rode out the flood in an ark.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 5:28–9:29

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  • Seth

    The appointed son

    The son granted in Abel's place, through whom the godly line continued.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 4:25–5:8

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Cross references (16)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10; Genesis 1:26–27; Hebrews 1:3; 1 Corinthians 11:7
  2. 2 Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; Genesis 2:23; Malachi 2:15; Genesis 1:27
  3. 3 Genesis 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:39; John 3:6; Job 25:4; Ephesians 2:3
  4. 4 1 Chronicles 1:1–3; Luke 3:36–38; Genesis 5:10; Genesis 5:7; Genesis 5:19
  5. 5 Genesis 5:11; Genesis 5:8; Genesis 3:19; 2 Samuel 14:14; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22
  6. 6 Genesis 4:26
  7. 9 Luke 3:37; 1 Chronicles 1:2
  8. 12 Luke 3:37
  9. 15 1 Chronicles 1:2
  10. 18 Jude 14–15; 1 Chronicles 1:3; Genesis 4:17; Luke 3:37
  11. 21 Luke 3:37
  12. 22 1 Thessalonians 2:12; Genesis 17:1; Malachi 2:6; Genesis 6:9; Luke 1:6
  13. 24 Hebrews 11:5–6; 1 John 1:7; Genesis 5:22; Luke 23:43; 2 Kings 2:11
  14. 25 Genesis 4:18
  15. 29 Matthew 24:37; 2 Peter 2:5; Hebrews 11:7; Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 14:14
  16. 32 Genesis 6:10; Genesis 10:21; Genesis 7:13; 1 Chronicles 1:4–28; Genesis 10:32

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 5:6 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 15–16)

    Then because it is written, "And Seth lived 205 years," or, according to the Hebrew reading, "105 years, and begat Enos," who but a rash man could affirm that this was his first-born?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  2. Quotes verse 5:3 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Fourth Theological Oration, Which is the Second Concerning the Son)

    For in ordinary language an image is a motionless representation of that which has motion; but in this case it is the living reproduction of the Living One, and is more exactly like than was Seth to Adam, or any son to his father.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  3. Quotes verse 5:8 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 15–16)

    Will any man do so when it is written of him, "And he begat sons and daughters, and all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died?" And similarly regarding those whose years are afterwards mentioned, it is not disguised that they begat sons and daughters.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 5:2 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapters 17–19)

    Further, Seth signifies "resurrection," and Enos his son signifies "man," not as Adam, which also signifies man, but is used in Hebrew indifferently for man and woman, as it is written, "Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam," leaving no room to doubt that though the woman was distinctively called Eve, yet the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)