Bible Strands
Genesis 5:4
And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records Adam’s lifespan immediately following the birth of Seth, positioned between the account of Seth’s naming and the record of Adam’s death.
The words — הוֹלִידוֹ (ho.li.D/o) means “he fathered him,” and שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.Neh) means “eight,” together specifying the eighty-year period after Adam became Seth’s father.
The thread — This genealogical marker of extended post-childbearing years and ongoing progeny appears in Genesis 5:7, 1 Chronicles 1:1, and Luke 3:36.
Why it lands — The text states Adam’s continued survival and additional offspring after Seth, providing a chronological anchor for the patriarchal lineage before his death.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- Luke 3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- Genesis 5:7 And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:10 And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:13 And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:19 And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:26 And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:30 And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”