The Line of Adam (Genesis 5)
The Bible's first great genealogy: the ten generations from Adam to Noah, each one recorded with the span of a life and the words "and he died" — until Enoch, who walked with God and was not.
8 profiles tagged The Line of Adam (Genesis 5).
Enoch
A man taken by God without dying
The seventh patriarch from Adam who is recorded in the Book of Genesis as having 'walked with God' and being taken by God without experiencing death.
Enosh
The patriarch whose generation first began to call upon the name of the Lord
Enosh was the son of Seth and grandson of Adam, noted in Genesis for a pivotal era when humanity began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Jared
Second-longest-living person in the Bible at 962 years
Jared was a descendant of Seth and the father of Enoch, noted for his extraordinary lifespan of 962 years during the antediluvian period.
Kenan
Antediluvian patriarch of extreme longevity in Seth’s lineage
Kenan was a pre-Flood patriarch in the line of Seth, the son of Enosh and the great-grandson of Adam.
Lamech
Noah’s father who prophesied that his son would bring humanity comfort
Lamech was the son of Methuselah and the father of Noah, known for his prophecy regarding his son providing comfort from the cursed ground.
Mahalalel, Antediluvian Patriarch
Patriarch in the line of Seth who lived 895 years and was an ancestor of Jesus
An early biblical patriarch in the line of Seth, Mahalalel was the son of Kenan and the grandfather of the prophet Enoch.
Methuselah
The longest-lived human in the Bible (969 years)
Methuselah was a biblical patriarch of the line of Seth, famously known for being the longest-lived human being in the Bible, reaching the age of 969 years.
Seth
Third son of Adam and Eve and ancestor of Noah
The third son of Adam and Eve, Seth was born after the death of Abel and became the ancestor of the line of the faithful leading to Noah.