From the fifth book of Genesis:
Name | Age at Death | Age When Fathering Key Son | Key Information |
Adam | 930 | 130 (fathered Seth) | First human, created by God; lived in Eden, expelled after the Fall; father of Cain, Abel, and Seth. |
Seth | 912 | 105 (fathered Enosh) | Appointed in place of Abel; his line began calling on the name of the Lord. |
Enosh | 905 | 90 (fathered Kenan) | During his time, men began to call upon the name of the Lord. |
Kenan | 910 | 70 (fathered Mahalalel) | Part of the righteous patriarchal line. |
Mahalalel | 895 | 65 (fathered Jared) | Part of the righteous patriarchal line. |
Jared | 962 | 162 (fathered Enoch) | Part of the righteous patriarchal line. |
Enoch | 365 | 65 (fathered Methuselah) | Walked faithfully with God; was taken by God without experiencing death. |
Methuselah | 969 | 187 (fathered Lamech) | Longest-lived human recorded; died in the year of the Flood. |
Lamech | 777 | 182 (fathered Noah) | Father of Noah; prophesied that Noah would bring relief from the cursed ground. |
Noah | 950 | (Listed as 500 when fathering Shem, Ham, Japheth) | Found favor with God; righteous in a corrupt generation; built the ark and preserved life through the Flood. |