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Genesis 5:21

Genesis 5:21 is verse 21 of Genesis chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

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King James Version

And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

World English Bible

Enoch lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Methuselah.

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Genesis 5:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 3:37

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

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