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This is the written account of Adam's line.

When God created man,

he made him in the likeness of God.

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He created them male and female and blessed them.

And when they were created, he called them "man."

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When Adam had lived 130 years,

he had a son in his own likeness,

in his own image; and he named him Seth.

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After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years

and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.

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When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

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And after he became the father of Enosh,

Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.

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When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

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And after he became the father of Kenan,

Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.

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When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

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And after he became the father of Mahalalel,

Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.

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When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

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And after he became the father of Jared,

Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.

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When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

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And after he became the father of Enoch,

Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.

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When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

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And after he became the father of Methuselah,

Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years.

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Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

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When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

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And after he became the father of Lamech,

Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.

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When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

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He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labor

and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed."

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After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

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Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.

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After Noah was 500 years old,

he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.