A family line runs from Adam to Noah, each name ending with the refrain that he died. One stands out: Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam . In the day that God created man , in the likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created .
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years , and begat a son in his own likeness , after his image ; and called his name Seth :
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters :
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died .
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years , and begat Enos :
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years , and begat sons and daughters :
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died .
9 And Enos lived ninety years , and begat Cainan :
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years , and begat sons and daughters :
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years : and he died .
12 And Cainan lived seventy years , and begat Mahalaleel :
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years , and begat sons and daughters :
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died .
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years , and begat Jared :
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years , and begat sons and daughters :
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died .
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years , and he begat Enoch :
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years , and begat sons and daughters :
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died .
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years , and begat Methuselah :
22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years , and begat sons and daughters :
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years :
24 And Enoch walked with God : and he was not; for God took him.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years , and begat Lamech :
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years , and begat sons and daughters :
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died .
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years , and begat a son :
29 And he called his name Noah , saying , This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands , because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed .
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years , and begat sons and daughters :
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years : and he died .
32 And Noah was five hundred years old : and Noah begat Shem , Ham , and Japheth .