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 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