Genesis 5:1

Genesis 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself.

Context of Genesis 5:1

This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created. 3When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

Genesis 5:1 word by word

זֶ֣ה סֵ֔פֶר תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת אָדָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם בְּרֹ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אָדָ֔ם בִּדְמ֥וּת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of the generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• of Adamאָדָם'âdâm · AdamH121
• In the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• in the likenessדְּמוּתdemûth · likenessH1823
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Genesis 5:1

• Genesis 2:4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
• Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
• Genesis 10:1This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
• 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
• Matthew 1:1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
• Luke 3:36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
• Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
• Ecclesiastes 7:29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
• Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—
• 1 Corinthians 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Ephesians 4:24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• Colossians 3:10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
• Hebrews 12:9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

Commentaries on Genesis 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The book of the generations - ספר sepher, in Hebrew, which we generally translate book, signifies a register, an account, any kind of writing, even a letter, such as the bill of divorce. Here It means the account or register of the generations of Adam or his descendants to the five hundredth year of the life of Noah. In the likeness of God made he him - This account is again introduced to keep man in remembrance of the heights of glory whence he bad…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl Mahalalel, “praise of El.” 15. ירד yerĕd Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Adam and Seth. (1-5) The patriarchs from Seth to Enoch. (6-20) Enoch. (21-24) Methuselah to Noah. (25-32) Verses 1-5 Adam was made in the image of God; but when fallen he begat a son in his own image, sinful and defiled, frail, wretched, and mortal, like himself. Not only a man like himself, consisting of body and soul, but a sinner like himself. This was the reverse of that Divine likeness in which Adam was made; having lost it, he could not convey it to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1the book of the generations: The earlier section (2:4–4:26) focused on Adam, Eve, and their first children. But it was more about "the account of the heavens and the earth." Genesis 5:1–32 is a more typical family line. in His own likeness: See 1:26 and study note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. book of the generations--(See Ge 11:4). Adam--used here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 5:1

• Adam
• Book
• God
• Image
• Man

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Generation
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

Commentaries on Genesis 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings