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;
• New International Version (NIV)This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
• 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 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 book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. 3And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and 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 history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
• Genesis 6:9This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 10:1Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.
• 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh,
• Matthew 1:1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, 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 man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
• Ecclesiastes 7:29Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.”
• Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:
• 1 Corinthians 11:7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• Ephesians 4:24and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
• Colossians 3:10and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
• Hebrews 1:3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• Hebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection 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
• Generation
• Toil
• Walk
• Adam in the New Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament
• Adam in the Old Testament and the Apocrypha
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Antediluvians

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