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 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.

Context of Genesis 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

Genesis 5:1 word by word

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

• 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 2:4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yhwh God made the earth and the heavens,
• Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 10:1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
• 1 Chronicles 1:1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
• Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Luke 3:36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Shem, which was the son of Noah, which was the son of Lamech,
• Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 7:29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
• Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
• 1 Corinthians 11:7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• Ephesians 4:24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
• Colossians 3:10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that 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 on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Hebrews 12:9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto 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