Chapter 5 - History, Adam to Noah
Adam was created in the likeness of God. God named Adam and Eve at their creation, "Man."
Adam was a 130 years old when Seth was born. Seth was a son in, "Adam's likeness." Adam lived 800 years after Seth for a total life span of 930 years, and became father to sons and daughters.
Seth fathered Enosh at 105 years and lived 807 more years fathering sons and daughters. Seth died at 912.
Enosh fathered Kenan at 90 years and lived 815 more years fathering sons and daughters. Enoch died at 905 years.
Kenan fathered Mahalalel at 70 years and lived 840 more years fathering sons and daughters. Kenan died at 910 years.
Mahalalel fathered Jared at 60 years and lived 830 more years fathering sons and daughters. Mahalel died at 895 years.
Jared fathered Enoch at 162 years and lived 800 more years fathering sons and daughters. Jared died at 962 years.
Enoch fathered Methuselah at 65 years and lived 300 more years fathering sons and daughters. Enoch died at 365 years. Enoch was righteous and walked with God, and was no more because God took him.
Methuselah fathered Lamech at 187 years and lived 782 more years fathering sons and daughters. Methuselah died at 969 years.
Lamech fathered Noah at 182 years and lived 595 more years fathering sons and daughters. Lamech died at 767 years. Lamech prohesied that Noah would be the one that would bring relief from ground being cursed on the part of Adam.
Noah lived 500 years and fathered Shem, Ham and Japheth.
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If my calculations are correct, Noah would have known the following:
* Enosh ~90 years
* Kenan ~200 years
* Mahalalel ~240 years
* Jared ~350 years
* Methuselah ~600 years
* Lamech ~580 years
Methuselah's life would have overlapped Adam's by almost 250 years. Noah's life overlapped Methuselah's by 600 years
The significance? Noah's and Abraham's life would have overlapped by about 50 years.
So, effectively between Adam and Abraham, Abraham would have been able to speak with someone who had spoken to someone that knew Adam personnally.
Put in modern context - That would be equivalent to my son, hearing from me stories I heard about our family history including civil war stories I heard directly from my Great Grandmother whose father fought in the Civil War.
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