From Adam to Noah

5 This is the record^[a] of the family line^[b] of Adam.

When God created humankind,^[c] he made them^[d] in the likeness of God. ² He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.”^[e]

³ When^[f] Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. ⁴ The length of time Adam lived^[g] after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had^[h] other^[i] sons and daughters. ⁵ The entire lifetime^[j] of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.^[k]

⁶ When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of^[l] Enosh. ⁷ Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had^[m] other^[n] sons and daughters. ⁸ The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.

⁹ When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. ¹⁰ Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹¹ The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.

¹² When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ¹³ Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹⁴ The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.

¹⁵ When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ¹⁶ Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. ¹⁷ The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.

¹⁸ When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ¹⁹ Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. ²⁰ The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.

²¹ When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. ²² After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God^[o] for 300 years,^[p] and he had other^[q] sons and daughters. ²³ The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. ²⁴ Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared^[r] because God took^[s] him away.

²⁵ When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. ²⁶ Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other^[t] sons and daughters. ²⁷ The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.

²⁸ When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. ²⁹ He named him Noah,^[u] saying, “This one will bring us comfort^[v] from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” ³⁰ Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other^[w] sons and daughters. ³¹ The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.

³² After Noah was 500 years old, he^[x] became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Genealogy of Shem

¹⁰ This is the account of Shem.

Shem was 100 years old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood. ¹¹ And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other^[a] sons and daughters.

¹² When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. ¹³ And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other^[b] sons and daughters.^[c]

¹⁴ When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber. ¹⁵ And after he became the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁶ When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg. ¹⁷ And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

¹⁸ When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu. ¹⁹ And after he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁰ When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. ²¹ And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

²² When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor. ²³ And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁴ When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah. ²⁵ And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

²⁶ When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 This is the record of the genealogy^[a] of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

² Abraham was the father^[b] of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, ³ Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, ⁴ Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, ⁵ Salmon the father of Boaz (by Rahab), Boaz the father of Obed (by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse the father of David the king.

David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah^[c]), ⁷ Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,^{[d] 8} Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah, ⁹ Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, ¹⁰ Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon,^[e] Amon the father of Josiah, ¹¹ and Josiah^[f] the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

¹² After^[g] the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel,^[h] Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, ¹³ Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, ¹⁴ Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, ¹⁵ Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, ¹⁶ and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom^[i] Jesus was born, who is called Christ.^[j]

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ,^[k] fourteen generations.