When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.
- KJV And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- NKJV Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah.
- NASB Now Enoch lived sixty-five years, and fathered Methuselah.
- NLT When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
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Enoch lives 65 years and fathers Methuselah. It begins the account of the godly man Enoch.
Overview
Enoch fathers Methuselah, who will become the longest-lived man recorded in Scripture. The verse opens the brief but remarkable portrait of Enoch. It sets the stage for the testimony that Enoch walked with God in a way that set him apart.
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- Luke 3:37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
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