GENESIS 5

In this chapter we get to see where the Young Earth Creationists get some of the figures to form the idea that the earth is only around 6000 years old.  So lets dive right into it shall we?

GENESIS 5

FROM ADAM TO NOAH

1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line.  When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.

2 He created them male and female and blessed them.  And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.

3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.

4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

5 Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

930 years? The writer is trying to tell me that Adam lived for 930 years? 6000 years ago there once was a man that lived for 930 years without medical science?   OK, I'll give the writer the benefit of the doubt and accept that god allowed Adam to live that long, after all, apart from creating and cursing there is not a lot god can do so he may as well make himself useful.  The other amazing point here is that Adam was 130 years old when he fathered Seth, good to see he doesn't rush into things. 

6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.

7 After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

8 Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

As you would expect life expectancy dropped 130 years on when Seth was born.

9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.

10 After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

The writers are taking notice of the daughters now have you noticed?  There must have been a vote and girls being born began to be recognised.   The life expectancy is dropping, that may be a result of all the incest going on.

12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.

13 After he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.

16 After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.

18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.

19 After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 Altogether, Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

Life expectancy goes up...

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.

22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

... then bang! What the hell happened to Enoch?  Did a lion get him?

25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.

26 After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.

They must have discovereda way to keep the lions at bay.

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

29 He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”

30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

31 Altogether, Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

OK, I've been holding my tongue but lets take a poll - how many people think that humans lived more than 900 years back in the days before medical science?  Anyone?  And don't give me the ol' "it's in the bible so it must be true" statement.  A few thousand years ago humans were lucky to live past 30 and we have evidence of that, what evidence do we have, bar the bible, that people lived these outrageous lengths of time?  This is an extraordinary claim and I want somebody, anybody, to produce some sort of evidence to support it.  This is not the first time I have come to the conclusion that what is written in the bible is total crap and this wont be the first time I'm going to voice said opinion.  The bible, thus far, is total, unadulterated crap.

  There has to be some kind of translation problems going on here yet millions around the world believe in this stuff.   If I were to write the bible from scratch at least it would be believable and the funny thing is nobody would accept it as god's word!   The real question here is, do the people who believe in all this actually read the bible?   I can only imagine they don't and we're only up to chapter 5.

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