The Genealogy of Man Between Adam and Noah as Told in Genesis Chapter 5

(Genesis 5:1) This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. (2) He created them male and female, and blessed them and called their name Adam in the day they were created.

As God made Adam and Eve one by marriage, He called them both Adam. Adam is also the Hebrew name for mankind, and the name for red or ruddy, which some scholars speculate may be for the red earth from which man was created.

(3) And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth. (4) And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years; and he begat sons and daughters. (5) And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. (6) And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begat Enos. (7) And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. (8) And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. (9) And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan. (10) And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters. (11) And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years; and he died. (12) And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel. (13) And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters. (14) And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. (15) And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begat Jared. (16) And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. (17) And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died. (18) And Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch. (19) And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. (20) And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. (21) And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begat Methuselah. (22) And after he begat Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. (23) And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. (24) And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

He was no longer there because God took him. In Hebrews 11:5, it is further explained that Enoch was translated by God that he should not see death. Some scholars say this was to "show that there was a better life prepared and to be a testimony of the immortality of souls and bodies".

(25) And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years, and begat Lamech. (26) And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat sons and daughters. (27) And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. (28) And Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and begat a son. (29) And he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed."

This was a prophetic statement because even though the ground had been cursed, through Noah's toil humanity was saved. This is a lovely example of how when we work according to God's will, our toil will be a blessing and a comfort, even though the land may be cursed.

(30) And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and begat sons and daughters. (31) And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. (32) And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.