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Genesis 5:21–22

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¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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From verse 21

  1. Luke 3:37Rank 1 from verse 21
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    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,

From verse 22

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:12Rank 1 from verse 22
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    12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

  2. Genesis 17:1Rank 2 from verse 22
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  3. Genesis 6:9Rank 3 from verse 22
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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.

  4. Luke 1:6Rank 4 from verse 22
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    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  5. Malachi 2:6Rank 5 from verse 22
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    6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

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Genesis 5:21

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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.

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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.

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Genesis 5:22

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after

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

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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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5:21¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

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5:22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

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5:23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

5:24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

5:25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

5:26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

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