Genesis 5

Mans creation summarily a repeated verse 1, 2. Adams posterity are born according to the image 3 the catalogue of them by Seth line unto Noah and their ages 5 Henock walked with God and is taken away 22 Noah his birth and sons 28.

1. This is the book of Adams generation [or rehearsal register account, enumeration , of births or generations that is of them that were born of Adam understand not of all but those only of whom the Lord Jesus Christ is born after the flesh by the line of Seth Luke 3 and who for the most part maintained the true worship of God among them until the time of Deluge] on the day when God created men he created him after the likeness of God [that is after his own likeness see above chapter 1.26,27.]

2. Male and female he created them and blessed them and called their name man homo [as well the woman as the mans not withstanding the difference of their originals viz. that Adam was created of the earth and Eve of Adams rib.] on they day when they created.

3. and Adam lived one hundred and thirty years [Heb. thirty and hundred years & so both here and elsewhere in the Hebrew tongue is the lesser number mostly set before and the greater put after]and begat a son[the meaning of the these and the former words of he verse is that when Adam had lived so long and had so many years old then he got a son and so we are to understand the same phrase in the sequel] after this likeness after this image [in opposition to Gods image and likeness after which Adam was created here is now put the image an likeness of Adam after which Seth is born the image of God was perfect but after the fall the image of Adam was wholly corrupted whereby all man now born naturally out of Adam are sinful miserable and subject to death see Romans 5:12] and called his name Seth [viz. by reason of the words which Eva spake when she got this son see above chapter 4 on verse25.]

4. The days of Adam after that he had begotten Seth have been eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters.

5. So all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred years and thirty years [the word years is put twice here according to the custom of the Hebrews but hereafter we shall put it but once according to the use and propriety of our language] and he died.

6. And Seth liveth one hundred and five years and he begat Enos.

7. And Seth lived after he had begotten Enos eight hundred and seven years and begat sons and daughters.

8. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years and he died.

9. And Enos lived for ninety year and him begat Kenan [Luke 3:37 he is called Kainan.]

10. And Enos live after that he had begotten Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years and he begat sons and daughters.

11. So all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years and he died.

12. And Kenan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel [Luke 3:37 the Greek hath MAlelaleel.]

13. And Kenan lived after he had begotten Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years and he begat sons and daughters.

14. So all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years and he died.

15. And Mahalaleel lived sixty five years and begat Jared.

16. And Mahalaleel lived after that he had begotten Jered eight hundred and thirty years and he begat sons and daughters.

17. So all the days of Mahalaleel wee eight hundred and ninety five years and he died.

18. And Jered lived one hundred sixty and two years and he begat Henoch [Heb. Chanoch compare Jude verse 14, 15.]

19. And Jered lived after that he had begotten Henoch eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters.

20. So all the days of Jered were nine hundred and sixty two years and he died.

21. And Henoch lived sixty five years and he begat Methusalah [Heb. Methuschlach.]

22. And Henoch walked with God [that is he led a holy life before God with great zeal and steadfastness separating himself from impiety and evil courses of the world see below the like kind of speaking chapter 6 verse 9 Micah 6:8 and compare Jeremiah 12 on verse 3] after that he had begotten Methusalah three hundred years and he begat sons and daughters.

23. So all the days of Henoch were three hundred and sixty five years.

24. Henoch then walked with God and he was no more [this is explained Hebrews 11:5 that he was taken away and translated into eternal life] for God took him away.

25. And Methuselah lived nine hundred and eighty seven years and begat Lamech [Hebrew Lamech.]

26. And Methuselah lived after he had begotten Lamech seven hundred and eighty two years and he begat sons and daughters.

27. So all the day of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty nine year [this Methuselah was the oldest of all men that lived in the world recorded in holy writ] and he died.

28. And Lamech lived one hundred and eighty two years and he begat a on.

29. And he called his name Noah saying this same shall comfort us over our work and over the pain of our hands [Noah in the new testament is called Noe, Luke 3:36 and 1Peter 3.20 Hebrews 11:7 the two Hebrew verbs Noah and Nicham which are used here both of them have some resemblance together the one signifies to rest whence the name Noah is taken the other to comfort wherewith the reason is shewed in giving the that name Lamech doubtlessly foresaw through the spirit of the Lord that Noah was to be employed for some special work.] because of the earth which the Lord hath cursed [see above chapter 3.17,18,19 and chapter 4.11.]

30. And Lamech lived after that he had begotten Noah five hundred and ninety five yeas and begat sons and daughters.

31. So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy years and he died.

32. And Noah was five hundred years old [Heb a son of five hundred years that is Noah was so many years old or was entering into the five hundred year of his age this phrase is very frequent in scripture see below chapter 7.6 and 11.10 and 17.17 &c.] and Noah begat Sem, Cham, and Japheth [that is he then began to begat as chapter 11.26 for these three sons wee not born in one year but first Japheth and Sem last Cham see chapter 9.24 and chapter 11.10 Sem is put here in the first place as a pious progenitor of our Lord Jesus Christ after the flesh together with all the Hebrews see chapter 10.21 &c.]