Genesis 5:19

Study note

Setting — The passage is a third-person genealogical record within Genesis 5, narrating Jared’s lifespan immediately following the birth of his son Enoch.

The words — The Hebrew אַֽחֲרֵי ('a.cha.Rei) literally means "after," and הוֹלִיד (ho.li.D/o) translates to "he fathered," anchoring the timeline to Jared’s parenthood of Enoch.

The thread — This verse continues the Genesis 5 genealogical record by marking Jared’s remaining lifespan and expanding his family line after Enoch’s birth. It fits the chapter’s broader accounting of patriarchal longevity and progeny that leads toward the flood narrative.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to track chronological progression within a patriarchal lineage and recognize how each generation’s lifespan and offspring are systematically recorded.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.