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Genesis 5:1–4

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THIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
¶ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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From verse 1

  1. Ephesians 4:24Rank 1 from verse 1
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    24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

  2. Colossians 3:10Rank 2 from verse 1
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    10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

  3. Genesis 1:26–27Rank 3 from verse 1
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    26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

    27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

  4. Hebrews 1:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  5. 1 Corinthians 11:7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:1Rank 6 from verse 1
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    1REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:29Rank 7 from verse 1
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    29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

  8. Hebrews 12:9Rank 8 from verse 1
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    9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

  9. Matthew 1:1Rank 9 from verse 1
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    1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  10. 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 10 from verse 1
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    18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  11. 1 Chronicles 1:1Rank 11 from verse 1
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    1ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,

  12. Genesis 10:1Rank 12 from verse 1
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    1NOW these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

  13. Luke 3:36–38Rank 13 from verse 1
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    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

    38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

  14. Genesis 2:4Rank 14 from verse 1
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    4¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

  15. Genesis 6:9Rank 15 from verse 1
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    9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

From verse 2

  1. Mark 10:6Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

  2. Matthew 19:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

  3. Genesis 2:23Rank 3 from verse 2
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    23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

  4. Genesis 1:27Rank 4 from verse 2
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    27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

  5. Malachi 2:15Rank 5 from verse 2
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    15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

  6. Acts 17:26Rank 6 from verse 2
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    26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

  7. Genesis 2:15Rank 7 from verse 2
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    15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

From verse 3

  1. Genesis 4:25Rank 1 from verse 3
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    25¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:39Rank 2 from verse 3
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    39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

  3. Ephesians 2:3Rank 3 from verse 3
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    3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  4. Job 14:4Rank 4 from verse 3
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    4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

  5. Job 15:14–16Rank 5 from verse 3
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    14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

    15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

  6. Job 25:4Rank 6 from verse 3
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

  7. John 3:6Rank 7 from verse 3
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    6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

  8. Luke 1:35Rank 8 from verse 3
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    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  9. Psalms 14:2–3Rank 9 from verse 3
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    2The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

    3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

  10. Romans 5:12Rank 10 from verse 3
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    12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

  11. Psalms 51:5Rank 11 from verse 3
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    5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

From verse 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1–3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    1ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,

    2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

    3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

  2. Luke 3:36–38Rank 2 from verse 4
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    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

    38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

  3. Genesis 5:10Rank 3 from verse 4
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    10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

  4. Genesis 5:13Rank 4 from verse 4
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    13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

  5. Genesis 5:19Rank 5 from verse 4
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    19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

  6. Genesis 5:22Rank 6 from verse 4
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    22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

  7. Genesis 5:26Rank 7 from verse 4
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    26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

  8. Genesis 5:30Rank 8 from verse 4
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    30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

  9. Genesis 5:7Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

  10. Genesis 1:28Rank 10 from verse 4
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    28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

  11. Genesis 11:12Rank 11 from verse 4
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    12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

  12. Genesis 9:1Rank 12 from verse 4
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    1AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

  13. Genesis 9:7Rank 13 from verse 4
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    7And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

  14. Psalms 127:3Rank 14 from verse 4
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    3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

  15. Psalms 144:12Rank 15 from verse 4
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    12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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Genesis 5:1

COMBINED MEANING

generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

created

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Past-tense or past-participial form of create. Sense 1: Caused to exist, made, or formed. Sense 2: Brought into a new state or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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likeness

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Resemblance, similarity, correspondence, form, appearance, image, or representation by which one person or thing is like another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 5:2

COMBINED MEANING

female

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Of the sex that bears offspring; a woman or female animal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

created

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Past-tense or past-participial form of create. Sense 1: Caused to exist, made, or formed. Sense 2: Brought into a new state or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 5:3

COMBINED MEANING

lived

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of live. Sense 1: To have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

likeness

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Resemblance, similarity, correspondence, form, appearance, image, or representation by which one person or thing is like another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

image

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A likeness, resemblance, representation, figure, or corresponding form.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 5:4

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

begotten

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Sense 1: Brought forth as offspring or standing in the stated relation of offspring. Sense 2: Brought forth, raised, or made alive in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:1THIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

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5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

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5:3¶ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

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5:4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

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5:5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

5:6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

5:7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

5:8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

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