Genesis 5:20

¹⁹And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.²⁰So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

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(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

Chuck Smith

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Summary

Genesis 5:20 briefly mentions the birth of a son named Reu to Peleg, who was a descendant of Adam through Seth's lineage. This verse is part of the genealogy in Genesis tracing the generations from Adam to Noah, highlighting the continuity of human history and God's faithfulness in preserving the line of humanity. While seemingly a simple record of ancestry, it serves to connect the narrative of creation with the unfolding story of God's plan for redemption through the chosen line of descendants. Each name in the genealogy signifies a life lived and a link in the chain leading to the fulfillment of God's promises.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Methuselah lived an hundred and eighty and seven years, and beget Lamech. The Septuagint version is an hundred and sixty seven; the Samaritan only sixty seven; the same names were given to some of the posterity of Seth as were to those of Cain, as Lamech here, and Enoch before. And Methuselah lived an hundred and eighty and seven years, and beget Lamech. The Septuagint version is an hundred and sixty seven; the Samaritan only sixty seven; the same names were given to some of the posterity of Seth as were to those of Cain, as Lamech here, and Enoch before. Genesis 5:26 gen 5:26 gen 5:26 gen 5:26And Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred eighty and two years,.... The Greek version is eight hundred and two years, and so makes the sum total of his life the same; but the Samaritan version only six hundred and fifty three, and so makes his whole life but seven hundred and twenty; and thus, instead of being the oldest, he is made the youngest of the antediluvian patriarchs, excepting his father Enoch: and begat sons and daughters; some, it is highly probable, before he beget Lamech, since then he was near two hundred years of age, as well as others after.

Genesis 5:20

God Takes Up Enoch

¹⁹And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.²⁰So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.