Adam lived another 800 years after Seth was born, and had other sons and daughters.
God blessed them and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth and control it; exercise authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the earth.”
When Arphaxad was 35, he had Shelah.
Enosh lived another 815 years after Kenan was born, and had other sons and daughters.
Kenan lived another 840 years after Mehalalel was born, and had other sons and daughters.
After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
He had a close relationship with God. After Methuselah was born, Enoch lived another 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Adam was 130, he had a son who was like him, made in his image; and he named him Seth.
After Noah was born, Lamech lived another 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Seth lived another 807 years after Enosh was born, and had other sons and daughters.
God blessed Noah and his sons, and told them, “Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth!
Reproduce, increase, and spread throughout the earth—have many descendants!”
Children certainly are a gift from the Lord, for a family is a blessing.
Then our sons will grow up like plants in their youth and become mature, and our daughters will be like beautiful pillars carved to support a palace.