Read Genesis 5
The roll call of Adam's lineage is a list of full of little nuggets of treasure that lead to imaginative speculation. As much as the details are mentioned for specific reasons, the overall teaching is that mankind's roots go back to a common family, created in the likeness of God. It is important to know who you are and where you have come from. You and everyone you know have much more in common than you have differences. Family. Relationship.
Interesting facts: Adam lived to see his every generation before the generation of Noah. When Noah was born, Adam would have only dead 126 years. This would be like someone born today in relation to someone who died in 1888. That is not very long compared to as long as these folks are reported to have lived. Adam lived long enough to see his great-great-great-great-great-great grandchildren. Can you imagine hearing the stories Adam may have told at family reunions about living in the Garden back in the day? We do not know if the years of age can be compared to our understanding of calendar years. Nevertheless, the succeeding generations grew up with knowledge of paradise lost and the stories of their Creator. Think about it. Noah's daddy knew Adam the very first man. Much time had gone by but the connecting generational lineage allowed for great reliability in the passing down of history from the earliest of days. Interestingly as well is the fact that in the first generation of people that did not know Adam personally, the wickedness of mankind reached the limit of God's tolerance. But that is the story of the next chapter for another day.
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