forme in peculiar place dedicated to diuine Seruice, the Church being now growne to a competent multitude; And that besides Sacrifice, which was also before, as appeareth both by Cain and Abel.
CHAP. V.
The progenie of Adam, & number of their yeares (with the death of the rest, & translation of Enoch) in the line of Seth, to Noe and his three sonnes.
Sap. 2, 24. Eccl. 17, 1.THIS is the booke of the generation of Adam. In the day, when God created man, to the likenes 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 liued a hundred and thirtie yeares; & begat to his owne image and likenes, and called his name Seth. 4And the dayes of Adam, after he begat Seth, came to eight hundred yeares: and he ″ begat sonnes and daughters. 5And al the time that Adam liued, came to nine hundred & thirtie yeares, ″ and he died. 6Seth also liued a hundred fiue yeares, and begat Enos. 7And Seth liued after he begat Enos, eight hundred and seuen yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 8And al the dayes of Seth came to nine hundred & twelue yeares, and he died. 9And Enos liued nintie yeares, and begat Cainan. 10After whose birth he liued eight hundred & fifteen yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 11And al the dayes of Enos came to nine hundred and fiue yeares, and he died. 12Cainan also liued seuentie yeares, & begat Malaleel. 13And Cainan liued after he begat Malaleel, eight hundred & fourtie yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 14And al the dayes of Cainan came to nine hundred and ten yeares, and he died. 15And Malaleel liued sixtie fiue yeares, and begat Iared. 16And Malaleel liued after he begat Iared, eight hundred & thirtie yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 17And al the dayes of Malaleel came to eight hundred nyntie fiue yeares, and he died. 18And Iared liued an hundred sixtie two yeares, and begat Enoch. 19And Iared liued after he begat Enoch eight hundred yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 20And al the dayes of Iared came to nine hundred sixtie two yeares, and he died. 21Moreouer Enoch liued sixtie fiue yeares, & begat Mathusala. 22And Enoch [1] walked with God: and liued after he begat Mathusala, three hundred yeares, and begat sonnes and daughters. 23And al the dayes of Enoch came to three hundred sixtie fiue yeares. 24And he walked with God, and ″ was seen no more: because God [2] tooke him. 25Mathusala also liued an hundred eightie seuen yeares, & begat Lamech.
