Genesis Chapter 5 presents a genealogy of Adam and Eve's descendants through Seth, detailing significant figures such as Methuselah and Noah, and the ages at which they lived and had children. It emphasizes the antediluvian age, the contributions of these early humans, and their historical context, culminating in Noah's role in the global flood narrative. The chapter not only documents lineage but also serves as a reminder of humanity's mortality and God's promises regarding future generations.

1. Genesis Chapter 5
Part 6

2. When?
● The historical figures mentioned in chapter 5 lived
between the creation of the world and the global
flood (see Genesis 6-9).
● This period of history is sometimes called the
antediluvian age.
● The flood occurred approximately 1650 years after
the earth was created.

3. Who?
● Adam and Eve – The first man and woman.
● Descendants of Seth – Doesn’t cover the family
history of Cane.
● Methuselah – The longest recorded human life, he
died at 969 years old.
● Noah – The main character of Genesis Chapters 6-
10. At God’s instructions, his family built an ark to
survive a worldwide flood.

4. Where?
● Genesis 5 is a genealogy that records the names
of Adam and Eve’s descendants through their
son, Seth.
● The author(Moses) doesn’t give us specifics
about where these men and their families lived.

5. What is the purpose of Genesis
Chapter?
● Chapter 5 is a genealogy
Genealogy according to Weber dictionary
● 1: an account of the descent of a person, family, or
group from an ancestor or from older forms
● 2: regular descent of a person, family, or group of
organisms from a progenitor or older form : PEDIGREE
● 3: the study of family ancestral lines
● 4 : an account of the origin and historical development
of something

6. What About Cain and his
descendants ?
● This particular genealogy tracks the descendants
of Adam and Eve, not through Cain (their oldest
son) but through Seth.
● Genesis Chapter 4:16-23 does cover some of the
descendants of Cain.

7. THE GENEALOGY OF ADAM AND EVE
THROUGH SETH (5:1-32):
Adam fathered Seth when he was 130 years old
and died at the age of 930.
● Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve
● Most likely not Adam’s last child(Genesis 5:4 ASV “and
the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight
hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters.”)

8. ● Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, and
Eve believed that God had appointed him as a
replacement for Abel(Genesis 4:25)
● According to Genesis, Seth died at the age of 912
(that is, 14 years before Noah's birth).

9. Seth fathered Enosh when he was 105 years
old and died at the age of 912. Gen. 5:6-8
● Enosh (not to be confused with Enoch) was born in
the year 235 from creation
● The name "Enosh" is of Hebrew origin and it means
"mortal" or "man." His name it is often associated
with the frailty and mortality of humanity. The name
signifies the human condition and serves as a
reminder of our limited and transient existence.

10. Enosh fathered Kenan when he was 90 years
old and died at the age of 905. Gen. 5:9-11
● Kenan comes from the Hebrew language. The name
itself means “possession,” “buyer,” or “owner.” The root
of the name Kenan, or “Cainan,” comes from a family
of Hebrew words which mean nest or room.
● Great Grandson of Adam and Eve

11. Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was 70
years old and died at the age of 910. Gen.
5:12-14
● Name means “Praise of God”
● Adam is around 400 years old at this point

12. Mahalalel fathered Jared when he was 65
years old and died at the age of 895. Gen.
5:15-17
● The name Jared mean “He who descended”
● Jared's age was given as 962 years old when he
died (when Noah was 366), making him the
second-oldest person mentioned in the Bible

13. Jared fathered Enoch when he was 162 years
old and died at the age of 962. Gen. 5:18-20
● The name Enoch Means “inaugurated, trained”
● Lived a holy and faithful life to the Lord
● One of the two people taken straight to heaven,
escaping death altogether
● Bible Reference: Gen 5:18-24, 1 Chronicles 1:3,
Luke 3:37, Hebrews 11:5-6, Jude 1:14-15

14. ● His occupation was a preacher of righteousness
and was a prophet according to Jude 1:14-15
● His great grandson is Noah
Book of Enoch
● No evidence that Enoch was the actual author
● Most likely the book was written only a couple of
hundred years before Jesus’s birth
● The book doesn’t fully line up with scripture

15. Enoch fathered Methuselah when he was 65 years
old. Enoch didn’t die a natural death. We are told
the Lord “took him” at the age of 365. Gen. 5:21-24
● Methuselah known for being the oldest person mentioned
in the Bible
● Died in the year of the flood
● His name means a Man of the Dart, or a Man of the
Javelin."
● Possibly could have know Adam because Adam lived 237
years after his birth.

16. Methuselah fathered Lamech at 187 years
old and died at the age of 969 Gen. 5:25-27
● Name believed to be derived from a Hebrew word
that meant “strong “ or “powerful“.
● Adam would have been alive for the first 56 years
of his life
● Died about Five years before the flood

17. Lamech fathered Noah at 182 years old and
died at the age of 777. Gen. 5:28-31
● Noah was 500 years old before his sons where born
● He mastered “Faith Without Seeing”
● His faith labor saved mankind and all land
creatures from extinction
● His family populated the world(Genesis 9:1)
● On almost every content there is a flood story

18. Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth at 500 years
old. Gen. 5:32
Shem
● Shem was not the oldest, Japheth was. Shem was listed first
typically because the Bible list names according to
prominence rather then age.
● Shem was Abraham’s great, great, great, great, great, great,
great-grandfather!
● Shem outlived Abraham by 35 year!

19. Ham
● Ham second son of Noah
● He was the father of the Canaanites, the Babylonians,
the Phoenicians, the Cushites, and the Egyptians
(Genesis 10:6-20).
● Ham’s son Canaan was cursed by Noah
○ Genesis 9:26 NIV “He also said, “Praise be to the Lord,
the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.”

20. ● Canaan’s line did indeed experience enslavement
at the hands of Shem’s descendants. The
Canaanites were destroyed or subjugated by Israel
(who are Shemites) during the conquest of the
Promised Land.

21. Japheth
● Was the oldest son of Noah
● Name possible means “may he extend“ or “beautiful”
● Considered the progenitor of the European people
● Blessed by Noah in Genesis 9:27 NIV “May God extend
Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of
Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.””

22. Closing
When we started reading this today you were probably
thinking how does this pertain use today, but there is
a reason the Bible records information like this.
● It shows us where we came from
● also just how short our lives are (67 years or just a
short 24,455 days)

23. Throughout the Bible God made several important
promises pertaining to specific families and their
future children (their descendants).
● Jesus‘s lineage through Shem
● Abraham offspring Genesis 15:5
This book is the genealogy of Adam, which was
preserved and passed down to Moses who acted as an
editor