1 Chronicles 1:3

Modern

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

Traditional

Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Literal

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Latin

Henoch, Mathusale, Lamech,

Hebrew

English

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

A summary of the generations from Adam to the sons of Noah (compare Genesis 5:3–32).

The Chronicler starts by showing Israel's place among the nations. He traces their ancestry from Adam to Jacob, using information from Genesis.

Theme notes and profiles

Jude 1:14
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
Genesis 5:21–31
When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Luke 3:36–37
…the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Enoch: A righteous man who walked with God Lamech: Father of Noah; lived 777 years Methuselah: The oldest person mentioned in the Bible