(SEE 5:3)
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
When Arpachshad was thirty-five, he had a son named Shelah.
Enosh had more children
Kenan had more children
Jared had more children
and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,
Methuselah had more children
When Adam was one hundred thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children
Lamech had more children
and died at the age of nine hundred thirty.
Seth had more children
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
I want you and your descendants to have many children, so people will live everywhere on earth.
Children are a blessing and a gift from the LORD.
Let's pray that our young sons will grow like strong plants and that our daughters will be as lovely as columns in the corner of a palace.
