Genesis 5:1

“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that Elohim created the human being, in the likeness of Elohim he made him.”
Genesis 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Thisזֶהisthe bookסֵפֶרof the generationsתּוֹלְדֹתof Adam.אָדָםIn the dayבְּיוֹםthat Elohimאֱלֹהִיםcreatedבְּרֹאthe human being,אָדָםin the likenessבִּדְמוּתof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhe madeעָשָׂהhim.אֹתוֹ

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“Book of the origin” (βίβλος γενέσεως) are the words with which the Septuagint begins Genesis 5:1 (“book of the origin of human beings”); the Hebrew says “book of the generations of Adam.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Genesis 5:1 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

Genesis 5:1, word by word

the bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

Where else “sefer” appears

of the generationsתּוֹלְדֹתtoldot

generations

What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.

Where else “toldot” appears

of Adamאָדָםadam

Adam

Adam, the personal name of the first man. It is the same Hebrew word "adam" (human being), used as a name. Also a town by the Jordan.

Where else “adam” appears

In the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

that Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears

createdבְּרֹאbero

create

To bring something new into being; only God does this.

Where else “bero” appears

the human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears

in the likenessדְמוּתdemut

likeness

Likeness, resemblance; form, model; "like". It goes with "image": the human being was made to be like God in some way and to represent him, without being equal to him.

Where else “demut” appears

he madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asa” appears

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

From Adam to Noah

1 Chronicles 1:1-4

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Genesis 5:1-32

¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that Elohim created the human being, in the likeness of Elohim he made him. ²Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and called their name “Human Being” in the day they were created. ³And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years and fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and called his name Seth. ⁴And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years; and he fathered sons and daughters. ⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. ⁶And Seth lived one hundred and five years and fathered Enosh. ⁷And Seth lived after he fathered Enosh eight hundred and seven years and fathered sons and daughters. ⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years and he died. ⁹And Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Kenan. ¹⁰And Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years and fathered sons and daughters. ¹¹And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years and he died. ¹²And Kenan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalalel. ¹³And Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years and fathered sons and daughters. ¹⁴And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years and he died. ¹⁵And Mahalalel lived sixty-five years and fathered Jared. ¹⁶And Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared eight hundred and thirty years and fathered sons and daughters. ¹⁷And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years and he died. ¹⁸And Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years and fathered Enoch. ¹⁹And Jared lived after he fathered Enoch eight hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. ²⁰And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years and he died. ²¹And Enoch lived sixty-five years and fathered Methuselah. ²²And Enoch walked with Elohim after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. ²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. ²⁴And Enoch walked with Elohim, and he was not, for Elohim took him.

1 Chronicles 1:1-4

¹Adam, Seth, Enosh, ²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, ³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, ⁴Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and called their name “Human Being” in the day they were created.

Read all of Genesis 5

To study Genesis 5 in a group

1. What it says
What does the text say about Enoch and how his life ended (vv. 22-24)?
2. What it means
What does it show about human life that nearly every name in the list ends with “and he died”?
3. How I live it
What would you like people to remember about how you walked with Elohim, as is said of Enoch?

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