Genesis 5:1-4 KJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:4

Verse 4 4.And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth. In the number of years here recorded we must especially consider the long period which the patriarchs lived together. For through six successive ages, when the family of Seth had grown into a great people, the voice of Adam might daily resound, in order to renew the memory of the creation, the fall, and the punishment of man; to testify of the hope of salvation which remained after chastisement, and to recite the judgments of God, by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:1-2

§ 3. THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM ( CH . 5:1-6:8) EXPOSITION The present section carries forward the inspired narrative another stage, in which the onward progress or development of the human race is traced, in the holy line of Seth, from the day of Adam's creation, through ten successive generations, till the point is reached when the first great experiment of attempting to save man by clemency rather than by punishment is brought to a termination, and Jehovah, whose mercy has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

The antediluvian saints. I. DESCENDANTS OF ADAM . AS such they were— 1. A sinful race. Adam's son Seth was begotten in his father's image. Though still retaining the Divine image ( 1 Corinthians 11:7 ) as to nature, in respect of purity man has lost it. Inexplicable as the mystery is of inherited corruption, it is still a fact that the moral deterioration of the head of the human family has transmitted itself to all the members. The doctrine of human depravity, however... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:3-5

At the head of the Adamic race stands the first man, whose career is summarized in three short verses, which serve as a model for the subsequent biographies. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years. Shanah , a repetition, a return of the sun's circuit, or of similar natural phenomena; from shanah , to fold together, to repeat; hence a year (Gesenius, Furst). Cf. Latin, annus ; Greek, ε ̓ νιαυτο ì ς ; Gothic, Jar , jar , jet ; German, jahr ; English, ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 5:1-32

- Section V - The Line to Noah- The Line of Sheth1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.”9. קינן qēynān, Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”12. <מהללאל mahelal'ēl, Mahalalel, “praise of ‘El.”15. ירד yerĕd, Jered, “going down.”21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach, Methushelach, “man of the missile.”29. נה noach, Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.”32. שׁם shēm, Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām Cham, “hot.” יפת yāpet, Japheth, “spreading;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:1

Genesis 5:1. The book of the generations of Adam That is, a list or catalogue of his posterity, not of all, but only of the holy seed, from whom, as concerning the flesh, Christ came; of the names, ages, and deaths of those that were the successors of the first Adam in preserving the promise, and the ancestors of the second, at whose coming the promise was accomplished. read more

Joseph Benson

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:3

Genesis 5:3. Seth was born in the one hundred and thirtieth year of Adam’s life, and probably the murder of Abel was not long before. Many other sons and daughters were born to Adam besides Cain and Abel, before this; but no notice is taken of them, because an honourable mention must be made of his name only, in whose loins Christ and the church were: but that which is most observable here concerning Seth, is, that Adam begat him in his own likeness, after his image. Adam was made in the... 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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:3-5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 5:1-32

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:1

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

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

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