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Riprorin

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I read about this recently and if true, it's pretty interesting.

I don't know Hebew so I can't verify the translations.

Can anyone here that knows Hebrew tell me if the translations are accurate? Thanks.

The Book of Genesis is a genealogy of only 10 people, from Adam to Noah.

Since these are proper names, they are not translated, but only tranliterated to approximatethe way they are pronounced. But what do these name signify in English?

Hebrew English
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Adam - Man
Seth - Appointed
Enosh - Mortal
Kenan - Sorrow;
Mihalalel - The Blessed God
Jared - Shall come down
Enoch - Teaching
Methuselah - His death shall bring
Lamech - The despairing
Noah - Rest, or comfort

"Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) the Blessed God shall come down teaching (that) His death shall bring (the) despairing rest."
 
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Jzero

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What do they mean by Genesis being a Genealogy?
Nonetheless, Cain and Abel are notably missing, along with all of the people who came AFTER Noah, but were still included in the book of Genesis - Shem, Ham, Japeth, Isaac, Esau, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, the 11 other sons of Jacob....
It's suspicious even not knowing Hebrew.
 
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Riprorin

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Please note the geneology from Adam to Noah.

Genesis 5

From Adam to Noah

1 This is the written account of Adam's line.

When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man. [1] "
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father [2] of Enosh. 7 And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16 And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19 And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26 And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 29 He named him Noah [3] and said, "He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed." 30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
 
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rpberry123

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People lived too long back in the old days.....

Maybe that's why the flood was needed..... weed 'em out faster....
 
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Jzero

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OK it didn't say Genesis 5. The part about Noah's name is somewhat correct based on the footnote in the NIV translation, but I still don't put much stock in those types of analyses.
 
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Nitemare

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Wish I did. i picked up a large Hebrew or Aramaic edition of the bible about ten years ago, and would like to see how it differs from the NIV and King James version.
 
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