V. 1 The descendants of Adam (humankind). Humans are made in God (elohiym)’s likeness.
According to Strong’s Eloheem means gods, goddess(es) or
the supreme God. It could also mean
angels or judges.
H430
אלהים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the
ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to
magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
v. 2 God created male and female and blessed them and named them adam (man).
v. 3 Adam became the father of Seth when he was 130 years
old. Seth was according to his image and
likeness.
Adam (Humanity) creates in his image just like God created (adam) humanity in His image.
v.4 Adam lived 800 years after the birth of Seth and then he fathered other sons and daughters.
v. 5 Adam dies at
930 years old.
v. 6 Seth became the father of Enosh at 105 years old.
v. 7 Seth lived 807 years after Enosh’s borth and had other sons and daughters.
v. 8 Seth died at 912 years old.
v. 9 Enosh became the father of Kenan at the age of 90.
v. 10 Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan and
had other sons and daughters.
v. 11 Enosh died at 905 years old.
v. 12 Kenan became the father of Mahalalel at the age of
70.
v. 13 Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel
and had other sons and daughters.
v. 14 Kenan died at 910 years old.
v. 15 Mahalalel fathered Jared when he was 65 years old.
v. 16 Mahalalel
lived 830 years after the birth of Jared and had other sons and daughters.
v. 17 Mahalalel died at 895 years old.
v. 18 Jared fathered Enoch when he was 162 years old.
v. 19 Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch and
fathered other sons and daughters.
v. 20 Jared died at 962 years old.
v. 21Enoch became the father of Methuselah at 65 years
old.
v. 22 Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah
300 years and had other sons and daughters.
Enoch seems to be the first person to have a one on one
relationship with God since Adam and Eve.
v. 23 All the days of Enoch was 365
v. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because
God took him.
Does this mean that Enoch went into the spiritual realm
without dying? Is he the only human
who
has ever escaped death?
v. 25 Methuselah became the father of Lamech at 187 years
old.
v. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of
Lamech and fathered other sons and daughters.
v. 27 Methuselah died at 969 years old.
Methuselah is the oldest person in the bible.
v. 28-29 Lamech fathered Noah at 182 years old. On the birth of Noah Lamech said that Noah
would bring them relief from their work and toil.
Noah was to bring a blessing to the people. Out of the cursed land he was to bring rest to the hard working people.
v. 30 Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah and
had other sons and daughters
.
v. 31 Lamech died at 777 years old.
v. 33 Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth at
500 years old.
