Genesis 5:1-2 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:2

Genesis 5:2. He called their name Adam He gave this name both to the man and the woman. Being at first one by nature, and afterward one by marriage, it was fit they should both have the same name in token of their union. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

5:1-32 GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO NOAHAs the human race expanded, the minority of people who remained faithful to God became smaller and smaller. The purpose of the genealogy recorded in this chapter is to trace from Adam to Noah that thin line of believers who kept alive the knowledge of God.The genealogy does not name every descendant in the line from Adam to Noah, but selects ten important people to form an overall framework. Selective genealogies such as this, being easy to remember, were... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 5:1

book of the generation. Only here and Matthew 1:1 , "the second man" and "last Adam". In the day. See Genesis 2:17 and App-18 . God = Elohim. man. Art. not needed = the man Adam. App-14 . him. Emph. reference to Adam. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 5:2

them, i.e. Adam and Eve, going back to Genesis 1:27 ; Genesis 2:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 5:1-2

"This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.""The generations of Adam ..." Here is the same Hebrew word, [~toledowth], used nine other times in Genesis. Note the recapitulation regarding God having created man "in the image of God," etc., thus exhibiting the same pattern observable in the account of the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 5:1

Genesis 5:1. The book of the generation— See note on Genesis 2:4, Sepher ספר rendered book, signifies any particular relation, recital, or account; a register, catalogue, or epistle. Here, therefore, the book of the generations means, "an account, or recital, of the posterity of Adam." So Matthew 1:1. βιβλος γενεσεως, the book of the generation, implies, "an account of those from whom Christ, the second Adam, came." The succession is derived down only in a right line to Noah, because that alone... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 5:2

Genesis 5:2. Called their name Adam— i.e.. Man. "He called both male and female man," says Mr. Locke, "the common name of both sexes: so homo is used in the Latin." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 5:1

1. book of the generations—(See Genesis 11:4). Adam—used here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 5:1-8

C. What became of Adam 5:1-6:8The primary purpose of this second toledot section appears to be to link the generations of Adam and Noah. The cursed human race continued to multiply, and human beings continued to die. Yet the record of Enoch gives hope."Genealogies in this book of genealogies . . . serve several purposes, depending in part on the nature of the genealogy. Broad genealogies present only the first generation of descendants (e.g., "the sons of Leah . . . the sons of Rachel . . . "... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 5:1-32

1. The effects of the curse on humanity ch. 5There are at least three purposes for the inclusion of this genealogy, which contains 10 paragraphs (Genesis 5:1-32).1. It shows the development of the human race from Adam to Noah and bridges the gap in time between these two major individuals. One writer argued that the ages of these patriarchs were inflated to glorify them. [Note: R. K. Harrison, "From Adam to Noah: A Reconsideration of the Antediluvian Patriarchs’ Ages," Journal of the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 5:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 5:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 5:1-2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 5:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 5:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 5:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 5:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 5:1-32

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