Genesis chapter 5

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^.3But Adam lived two-hundred and thirty years and he begat according to his appearance and according to his image and he named his name Seth; ^.4but the days of Adam after him begetting Seth became seven-hundred years and he begat sons and daughters; ^.5and all the days of Adam which he lived became nine-hundred and thirty years and he died.

Adam lived 230 years (from the day of his creation before the fall [the Hebrew text reads: 130 years])…

·         and he caused to beget

o   in accordance with his appearance (his aspect, what could be seen of him, as a reproduction of himself [the Hebrew text has “likeness” instead of “appearance”])

o   and in accordance with his image (the icon, resemblance, representation of Adam – by having the same constitution of a physical body with its soul-life only, because this occurrence was after the fall when Adam rejected holy spirit-life; Adam’s image did not include spirit-life)

·         and he named his name Seth (Adam via Eve put the name of “Seth” on this son, he called him “Seth”; refer to Genesis 4:25);

…but the days of Adam (the length of time that he remained alive) after he caused to beget Seth came to pass to be 700 years [the Hebrew text reads: 800 years] and during those years he caused to beget other sons (male offsprings) and daughters (female offsprings)…

·         and all the days (the total length of time) of Adam which he lived came to pass to be 930 years (from the day that God made him before the fall to the day that he died after the fall [both Greek and Hebrew texts agree with 930 years])

·         and he died (his life ended completely, as God told him in Genesis 3:19).

No mention is made of Cain, nor Abel (who was killed by Cain), nor the names of the other sons and daughters. The genealogy of mankind goes from Adam to Seth as his firstborn son.

[Reference: Genesis 3:19, 4:25; Romans 5:12.]