John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years ,.... The Septuagint version, through mistaken, gives the number two hundred and thirty years: and begat a son ; not that he had no other children during this time than Cain and Abel; this is only observed to show how old he was when Seth was born, the son here meant; who was begotten in his own likeness, after his image ; not in the likeness, and after the image of God, in which Adam was created; for having sinned, he lost that image, at... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 5:1-5
I. His creation, Gen. 5:1, 2, where we have a brief rehearsal of what was before at large related concerning the creation of man. This is what we have need frequently to hear of and carefully to acquaint ourselves with. Observe here, 1. That God created man. Man is not his own maker, therefore he must not be his own master; but the Author of his being must be the director of his motions and the centre of them. 2. That there was a day in which God created man. He was not from eternity, but of... read more