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Translation: ESV

1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

Key Message

Human history begins from being created in the likeness of God; no matter how long the genealogy, its starting point is always God's act of creation.

▸The phrase 'book of the generations of Adam' (sefer toledot Adam) marks the first use of the formal formula 'toledot' (these are the generations/history of.

The phrase 'book of the generations of Adam' (sefer toledot Adam) marks the first use of the formal formula 'toledot' (these are the generations/history of...) which divides major sections of Genesis. Chapter 5 records the genealogy from Adam to Noah, describing each person's life in a regular formulaic pattern. The opening reminder of the 'likeness of God' from Genesis 1 emphasizes that even through the long genealogy, the fundamental identity of each human being is that of image-bearer of God.

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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
2

Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.

Key Message

God blesses both male and female and calls them together 'Man'; even after the fall, the blessing of creation is not revoked.

▸The summary of Genesis 1:27-28 repeated at the opening of chapter 5's genealogy reminds us that God's blessing and intention remain valid even after the fall.

3

When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.

Key Message

Humanity bears the image of God while also transmitting a fallen nature to descendants; the need for salvation arises from this very human condition.

▸Notably, Seth is recorded as born in 'Adam's own likeness, after his image' rather than in 'the image of God.

21

When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

Key Message

The birth of children can be a turning point leading parents into a deeper walk with God.

▸In the genealogy of chapter 5, Enoch stands out with a uniquely short lifespan (365 years) and the distinctive description of having 'walked with God.

22

Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Key Message

Walking with God is not accomplished in special moments but through the whole of life — raising children, living ordinary days.

▸The phrase 'walked with God' (vayithalech et ha-elohim) is used twice of Enoch in this chapter (vv.

24

Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

Key Message

A life of walking with God leads to eternal life that transcends death; Enoch's translation is a biblical type of the hope of resurrection.

▸While the genealogy of chapter 5 ends with 'and he died' for every other person, for Enoch alone it records 'he was not, for God took him.

28

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son

Key Message

The line of faith continues from generation to generation, and each generation carries the mission of passing hope to the next.

▸The last figure in chapter 5 is Lamech, Noah's father.

29

and called his name Noah, saying, 'Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.'

Key Message

Noah is prophesied as one who will bring comfort and rest to humanity toiling under the cursed earth; this is a prototype of messianic hope.

▸The name Noah (Noach) carries the meaning of 'rest, comfort,' and Lamech prophesies that this son will bring relief to humanity toiling under the cursed ground.

32

After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Key Message

All humanity begins from one common family, and every nation is encompassed within God's creation and redemptive history.

▸The genealogy from Adam to Noah concludes with the birth of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.