6 Bible Verses about Adam, Descendants

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Romans 5:12-14

Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death resulted from sin, therefore everyone dies, because everyone has sinned. Certainly sin was in the world before the Law was given, but no record of sin is kept when there is no Law. Nevertheless, death ruled from the time of Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the same way Adam did when he disobeyed. He is a foreshadowing of the one who would come.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High gave nations as their inheritance, when he separated the human race, he set boundaries for the people according to the number of the children of God.

Genesis 5:3-32

After Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son just like him, that is, according to his own likeness, and named him Seth. Adam lived another 800 years, fathering other sons and daughters after he had fathered Seth. Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then died.read more.
When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. After he fathered Enosh, Seth lived 807 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then died. When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. After he fathered Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then died. When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. After he fathered Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then died. When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. After he fathered Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then died. When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. After he fathered Enoch, Jared lived 800 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then died. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. After he fathered Methuselah, Enoch communed with God for 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters. Enoch lived a total of 365 years, communing with God and then he was there no longer, because God had taken him. When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. After he fathered Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then died. When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son, whom he named Noah, because he said, "May this one comfort us from our work, from pain that is caused by our manual labor, and from the ground that the LORD has cursed." After he fathered Noah, Lamech lived 595 years, fathering other sons and daughters. Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then died. After Noah had lived 500 years, he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Luke 3:23-38

Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, read more.
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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