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Saturday, June 26 2010
The Hebrew word for "man," as a species, male and female, is pronounced aw-dawm - from which comes the name "Adam" (although it is usually a male name now, in the beginning Eve was as much aw-dawm as "Adam" was). Much of pre-flood humanity was fathered by Cain (see Cain's World), but a righteous line also was engendered by Cain's younger brother, Seth.
"5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.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: 5:4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died." (Genesis 5:1-5 KJV)
"This is the book of the generations of Adam"
In earliest Bible History, people lived to ages that seem quite fantastic in comparison to what is normal today - although "normal" is a relative term. Life expectancy varies greatly around the world even now, from only about 30 in some places, to over 90 in others. For those whose life expectancy is only in the thirties, hearing of someone living three times longer would seem "impossible" too (interestingly, it was only just before the flood, at the end of this genealogy from Adam to Noah, that the LORD limited human lifetimes to a maximum of 120 years i.e. 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years" Genesis 6:3 KJV).
"5:6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 5:7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 5:10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 5:16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
5:25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: 5:26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 5:30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth." (Genesis 5:6-32 KJV)
Fact Finder: Righteous Enoch is recorded as "Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him" (Genesis 5:24 KJV). Where did God take Enoch?
See What Happened To Enoch?
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This Day In History, June 26
1097: The armies of the First Crusade (1096-1099) occupied the ancient Byzantine city of Nicea.
1243: The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor was wiped out by the Mongols.
1483: Richard III of England began his rule, after deposing his nephew Edward V. Edward and his brother Richard were later murdered.
1541: Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, was assassinated in his palace.
1794: The Austrians were defeated by the French at Fleurus, halting their conquest of Belgium.
1843: Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.
1945: The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, succeeding the League of Nations.
1959: The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic, was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower.
1976: The CN Tower in Toronto, the world's tallest free-standing structure, opened.
1995: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survived an assassination attempt unharmed when gunmen sprayed bullets at his armored limousine in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
