Genesis 5:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

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✦ 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

Genesis 5 is a chapter in the Bible that lists the descendants of Adam through Seth, detailing their ages and lifespans in the early history of humanity before the Flood. Jared, as mentioned in this verse, was part of this lineage and lived to be 162 years old, after which he fathered Enoch, continuing the family line. This genealogy serves to show God's preservation of the human race and the passing down of faith through generations.

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