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| 1 This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him; |
Adam – Mena in the Abydos tablet. PD21/30
The likeness of God – With similar faculties of will, reason, etc. A201
Adam was a son of God, he had the spirit of the Father. R5452:3
God was manifested in the flesh of father Adam. Q452:2
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| 2 a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared. |
Their name Adam – The headship remaining with the male. T101
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| 3 And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth [a son] in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth. |
Lived 130 years – The first link in the true Bible chronology. B43
His own likeness – All his posterity have been born blemished and imperfect. CR490:4; CR498:6
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| 4 And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 5 And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth. |
Were 930 years – Nearly to the end of the first 1000 year day: "One day with the Lord is as a thousand years." (2 Pet. 3:8) Q762:5; R4792:5
Adam could, by obedience to the divine law, prolong the process of his dying; so may his children. R5149:3
One half now die under 10 years of age and the average is only 33 years despite medical skill. E406
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| 6 And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos. |
Lived 105 years – Link No.2 in the true Bible chronology. B43
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| 7 And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 8 And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth. |
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| 9 And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan. |
Lived 90 years – Link No.3 in the true Bible chronology. B43
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| 10 And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 11 And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth. |
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| 12 And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel. |
Lived 70 years – Link No. 4 in the true Bible chronology. B43
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| 13 And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 14 And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth. |
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| 15 And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared. |
Lived 65 years – Link No.5 in the true Bible chronology. B43
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| 16 And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth. |
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| 18 And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch. |
Lived 162 years – Link No.6 in the true Bible chronology. B43
Enoch – Possibly representing perfect man when he will not die. Q262:T
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| 19 And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 20 And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth. |
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| 21 And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah. |
Lived 65 years – Link No.7 in the true Bible chronology. B43
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| 22 And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 23 And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years. |
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| 24 And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him. |
Walked with God – He did not stand still, but "walked." R74:5
And he was not – He disappeared from amongst men. R3417:3, R4757:2
For God took him – We do not know where, but we do know that it was not to heaven. "No man has ascended into heaven." (John 3:13). R3417:4, R5772:2; Q713:4, Q261:3
He did not die (Heb. 11:5). R619:6; Q773:2, Q261:3; R838:5
In Enoch's case the execution of the death sentence was deferred, but not annulled. R3378:1, R2153:2, R838:5
Enoch will not get restitution blessings until the full Christ is complete. Q714:T
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| 25 And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech. |
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| 26 And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 27 And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth. |
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| 28 And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son, |
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| 29 and calleth his name Noah, saying, 'This [one] doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.' |
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| 30 And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters. |
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| 31 And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth. |
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| 32 And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
Shem, Ham and Japheth – Not listed in order of their birth. HG104:3
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