KJV ORIGINAL
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Jared lived 162 years, and he became the father of Enoch.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that Jared lived to be 162 years old before his son Enoch was born.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the genealogy from Adam to Noah in Genesis 5, often called the 'book of generations.' The extremely long lifespans recorded here (often 800-900+ years) reflect the ancient Near Eastern understanding that early humanity lived much longer than people do today. Jared was the sixth generation from Adam, and his son Enoch would become famous for 'walking with God' and being taken up to heaven without dying.
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