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NASB | Genesis 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 5:1 This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]. |
Bible Question: I've been told that the first 10 patriarchs' names when translated into their meanings fortell of God's plan of Salvation. Can you give the meanings for the names of the first 9 descendants of Adam? |
Bible Answer: Greetings clarks4mom! Good question. According to Genesis 5:1 and following, the first 9 descendants of Adam whose names are listed in the Bible are: 1. Cain - "a possession; a spear." (1) 2. Abel - "a breath, or vanity" (1) 3. Seth - "appointed; a substitute" (1) 4. Enosh - "man; or mortal" (2) 5. Kenan - "possession; smith, fixed" (1,2) 6. Mahalalel - "praise of God" (1) 7. Jared - "descent" (1) 8. Enoch - "initiated" (1) 9. Methuselah - "man of the dart" (1) (1) - Easton's Bible Dictionary (2) - Strong's Exhaustive Concordance --Nolan |
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