Genesis 5 — Overview

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

This chapter contains a list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam in the line of Seth, down to Noah; it begins with a short account of the creation of Adam, and of his life and death, Ge 5:1 next of five of the antediluvian patriarchs, their age and death, namely Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Ge 5:6 then a particular relation of Enoch, his character and translation, Ge 5:21 then follows an account of Methuselah, the oldest man, and Lamech's oracle concerning his son Noah, Ge 5:12 and the chapter is closed with the life and death of Lamech, and the birth of the three sons of Noah, Ge 5:30.

Ver. 1. This is the book of the generations of Adam,....

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