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Ch. V. got Lamech. And Lamech took to himself two wives. The name of the first was Ada; and the name of the second Sella. And Ada bore Jobel. He was the father of them who dwell in tents, feeding cattle. And the name of his brother was Joubal. He was the inventor of the psaltery and kithara. As for Sella, she also bore Thobel, and he was a smith, a manufacturer of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noema. And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella, " Hearken to my voice, ye wives of Lamech, " Listen attentively to my words. " For have I slain a man that I should be wounded, " And a young man that I should be hurt? " For seven fold vengeance was to be taken for Cain; " But for Lamech will be taken seventy times seven."

And Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived and brought forth a son and called his name Seth, saying, "For God hath raised up for me another seed in the place of Abel whom Cain slew." And Seth had a son; and he called his name Enos. He hoped that he would invoke the name of the Lord God.

This is the genealogy of men. On the day God made Adam, he made him after an image of God. A male and a female he made them, and blessed them. And he called his name Adam on the day he made them. And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and begot a son after his own likeness and after his own image, and called his name Seth. And the days of Adam which he lived after he begot Seth were seven hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters. So all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

And Seth lived two hundred and five years and begot Enos. And Seth lived after he begot Enos seven hundred and seven years and begot sons and daughters. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

And Enos lived one hundred and ninety years and begot Kainan. And Enos lived after he begot Kainan seven hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters. So all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

And Kainan lived one hundred and seventy years and