Genesis 5

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.  Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.  When Adam had lived  years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.  The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were  years; and he had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days that Adam lived were  years, and he died.
 When Seth had lived  years, he fathered Enosh.  Seth lived after he fathered Enosh  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Seth were  years, and he died.
 When Enosh had lived  years, he fathered Kenan.  Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Enosh were  years, and he died.
 When Kenan had lived  years, he fathered Mahalalel.  Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Kenan were  years, and he died.
 When Mahalalel had lived  years, he fathered Jared.  Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Mahalalel were  years, and he died.
 When Jared had lived  years, he fathered Enoch.  Jared lived after he fathered Enoch  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Jared were  years, and he died.
 When Enoch had lived  years, he fathered Methuselah.  Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Enoch were  years.  Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
 When Methuselah had lived  years, he fathered Lamech.  Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Methuselah were  years, and he died.
 When Lamech had lived  years, he fathered a son  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.”  Lamech lived after he fathered Noah  years and had other sons and daughters.  Thus all the days of Lamech were  years, and he died.
 After Noah was  years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5

We read about the descendants all the way to Noah.  What's interesting is how long everyone lives.  They even have kids well past 100 years old.  It's a bit hard to imagine.  In any case, when we get to the next chapter, we'll read how God decides to limit the lifespan of people to 120 years.

When we read about Seth, it says about Adam, "he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth".  This reminds me of how man was created in the image of God back in chapter 1.  Man is created in God's image and Adam has a son in his own image.

We also read about Enoch.  He's a special one because of this unique little verse: "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him".  I remember learning or hearing about how this refers to how Enoch was simply taken by God and has not necessarily died.  There's definitely a lot to this, but maybe we'll just leave it for now.

Methuselah is famous for being the one who lived the longest.  969 years and he still holds the world record.

Finally, coming to the end of the list, we read about Noah who has sons Shem, Ham and Japheth.  Coming into the next chapter, we see things take another turn for the worse.