Genesis 5:32 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 5:28-32

Here we have the first mention of Noah, of whom we shall read much in the following chapters. Observe, I. His name, with the reason of it: Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a more than ordinary blessing to his generation: This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. Here is, 1. Lamech's complaint of the calamitous state of human life. By the entrance of sin, and the entail... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:32

And Noah was five hundred years old ,.... Or "the son of five hundred years" F6 בן חמש מאות שנה "filius quingentorum annorum", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; he was in his five hundredth year: it can hardly be thought that he should live to this time a single life, and have no children born to him, which he might have had, but were dead; though some think it was so ordered by Providence, that he should not begin to procreate children until of this age, because it being the will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:32

Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth - From Genesis 10:21 ; 1 Chronicles 1:5 , etc., we learn that Japheth was the eldest son of Noah, but Shem is mentioned first, because it was from him, in a direct line, that the Messiah came. Ham was certainly the youngest of Noah's sons, and from what we read, Genesis 9:22 , the worst of them; and how he comes to be mentioned out of his natural order is not easy to be accounted for. When the Scriptures design to mark precedency , though the subject... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:32

Verse 32 32.And Noah was five hundred years old. Concerning the fathers whom Moses has hitherto enumerated, it is not easy to conjecture whether each of them was the first born of his family or not; for he only wished to follow the continued succession of the Church. But God, to prevent men from being elated by a vain confidence in the flesh, frequently chooses for himself those who are posterior in the order of nature. I am, therefore, uncertain whether Moses has recorded the catalogue of... 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 5:25-32

The shortest life was followed by the longest, Methuselah begetting, at the advanced age of 187, Lamech ,—strong or young man (Gesenius); overthrower, wild man (Furst); man of, prayer (Murphy),—continuing after his son's birth 782 years, and at last succumbing to the stroke of death in the 969th year of his age, the year of the Flood. Lamech, by whom the line was carried forward, was similarly far advanced when he begat a son, at the age of 182, and called his name Noah ,—"rest," from ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:32

And Noah was five hundred years old . Literally, a son of 500 years, i.e. going in his 500th year (cf. Genesis 7:6 ; Genesis 16:1 ). The son of a year ( Exodus 12:5 ) means "strictly within the first year of the life" (Ainsworth). And Noah begat — i.e. began to beget (cf. Genesis 11:26 )— Shem ,—name (Gesenius), fame (Furst)— Ham ,— cham ; hot (Gesenius, Murphy), dark-colored (Furst)— and Japheth —spreading (Gesenius, Murphy); beautiful, denoting the white-colored... 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 5:32

Genesis 5:32. And Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth It should seem that Japheth was the eldest, (Genesis 10:21,) but Shem is put first, because on him the covenant was entailed, as appears by Genesis 9:26, where God is called the Lord God of Shem. To him, it is probable, the birthright was given, and from him it is certain both Christ the head, and the church the body, were to descend; therefore he is called Shem, which signifies a name, because in his posterity the name of God should... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 5:28-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 5:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:25-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 5:32

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 5:32

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:1-32

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