I hope you’re continuing to read along with our Bible in a Year challenge! I’m still blogging on my personal blog – www.joannebrokaw.blogspot.com – but I know some of you are way smarter than I am so I thought I’d throw this out here for your consideration and/or correction, LOL:
Genesis 5 lists Adam’s geneology; the years everyone was born and how long they lived are all listed, which I figure allows me to calculate the birth and death dates for everyone from Adam to Noah.
I’m no math expert, believe me, so feel free to check and correct me on this. But if Adam is born in year 0 (creation), and if he lived 130 years and begat Seth, that makes Seth’s birthday year after creation 130; Adam lived a total of 930 years, so he died in year 930 after creation.
Seth, born in year 130, lived 105 years and begat Enosh, making Enosh’s birthday 235 (130 + 105). Seth lived a total of 912 years, so he died in 1042.
And on and on. So here’s what I get when I calculate everyone else:

Adam 0 – 930
Seth 105 – 1042
Enosh 235 – 1140
Cainan 325- 1235
Mahalalel 395-1280
Jared 460 – 1422
Enoch 622 – 987 (he didn’t die, but was “no more” and walked with God)
Methuselah 687-1656
Lamech 874 – 1651
Noah 1056 – 2006
The Bible says in Genesis 7:11 that the flood occured in Noah’s 600th year, or 1656 years after creation.
Soooo … think about this:
When Lamech was born, Adam was still alive. In fact, when Adam died Lamech would have been 56. (Right? Check my math, LOL.)
Also, when the flood hit in what is essentially the year 1656 after creation, Methuselah was maybe still alive. Did he die before the flood? In the flood? I don’t know how he died (I can’t wait to get to that part of the story and find out.)
I tend to read the Bible in compartments, and then close the door completely on the story once I’ve moved on. Adam and Eve? Once we get past Cain and Abel, to me they’re gone. But really, Adam at least was around for a long time after. I mean, that’s pretty interesting. At least I think so.
Anyway, if you’re reading along, here are the readings for the next few days:
January 5
Gen 9:1-10:32
Psalm 3:5-8
Prov 1:23-27
Matthew 5:1-26
January 6
Gen 11:1-12:20
Psalm 4:1-3
Prov 1:28-33
Matthew 5:27-48
January 7
Gen 13:1-14:24
Psalm 4:4-8
Prov 2:1-5
Matthew 6:1-18
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