Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026
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Genesis 5
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that Elohim created man, in the likeness of Elohim made he him;
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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Adam’s Lifespan and the Day of Death
Genesis foundation. Genesis 2:17 warns that eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil brings certain death, using the expression in the day. Genesis 5:5 gives Adam’s lifespan as 930 years. The unit is years, not 930 ordinary days.
Jubilees makes the connection explicit. Jubilees 4:29–30 says that Adam died seventy years short of one thousand and interprets one thousand years as one day in the heavenly testimony. It applies that understanding directly to the tree’s warning: Adam died within that day because he did not complete the thousand years.
Hebrew Bible comparison. Psalm 90:4 compares a thousand years in the divine sight with yesterday when it is past and with a watch in the night. The Psalm supplies a relevant comparison about divine and human time; Jubilees explicitly applies the thousand-year-day interpretation to Adam. The Psalm is not presented as a universal mathematical rule for converting every scriptural day.
Editor’s understanding. This is the connection I want brought into view: Adam’s 930 years do not require me to dismiss the warning about dying in that day when I read Genesis alongside the explanation in Jubilees. I understand his death before the completion of a thousand years through that reading.
This explanation is attributed to Jubilees and the editor’s reading. Genesis does not itself define the day in Genesis 2:17 as a thousand-year period. The study does not need an independent New Testament argument: Genesis, Psalm 90, and Jubilees provide the identified comparison.
Source. The Jubilees citation identifies R. H. Charles’s translation reproduced by CCEL. The biblical passages retain the source and adaptation conventions stated in this edition.
6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
22 And Enoch walked with Elohim after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
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And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with Elohim: and he was not; for Elohim took him.
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And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Enoch Walked with Elohim: Continuing the Study
Editor’s teaching. Enoch lived sixty-five years and begat Methuselah. Then he walked with Elohim for another three hundred years. Three hundred years is not a passing moment. Genesis tells us that he was not, because Elohim took him. For me, that is a place to continue studying, not a place to stop. We have to pick up on Enoch over in Enoch. These are writings I have read and taught, and they are part of my understanding of the spiritual world.
The Genesis foundation. Genesis 5:21–24 gives sixty-five years before Methuselah’s birth, three hundred years afterward, and a total of 365 years. It records Enoch’s walk with Elohim and his being taken, but does not describe his journeys or the manner of his departure in detail. The following readings supply their own accounts and should be identified as such.
| Reading | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| 1 Enoch 12:1–2; 12–16 | Enoch is hidden from human observation, spends his days with the holy ones, and is associated with the Watchers. The account develops his role as a scribe and messenger: he announces judgment, receives the Watchers’ petition, and recounts a heavenly vision. His association with heavenly beings does not make him a participant in the Watchers’ transgression. |
| 1 Enoch 17–36 | Journeys with angelic guides broaden the study into heavenly and earthly places, judgment, and the ordering of creation. These chapters give content to the supernatural dimension that Genesis’s brief notice leaves unexplained. |
| Jubilees 4:17–25 | Enoch is connected with writing, heavenly instruction, the calendar, and testimony against the transgressing Watchers. The account describes six jubilees with angels and his being taken to the Garden of Eden, where his witness and writing continue. |
| Jasher 3:1–12, 17–26, 36 | This account emphasizes Enoch’s devotion, periods of withdrawal, and instruction of others in the ways of the Most High. Verse 36 describes his ascent in a whirlwind with horses and chariots of fire. That detail belongs to Jasher’s narrative; it is not wording supplied by Genesis. |
Study connection. Read these accounts together while keeping each passage visible. Genesis establishes the starting point; Enoch, Jubilees, and Jasher develop Enoch’s instruction, witness, and relationship with the heavenly realm. The study can then carry that background forward into the Watchers and the flood, without confusing Enoch’s faithful walk with their rebellion.
Source editions for these summaries. 1 Enoch 1–36, R. H. Charles translation; Jubilees 4, R. H. Charles translation; Jasher 3, English edition reproduced by CCEL. These are identified comparison texts, not quotations represented as the Cepher edition. The additional books’ full texts remain part of the planned expansion.
25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh hath cursed.
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And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.