After fathering Seth, Adam lives 800 more years and has other sons and daughters before dying at 930 years old. The formula 'had other sons and daughters' will recur throughout this genealogy as a reminder that the named figures represent the tips of a vast human family expanding rapidly across the earth. The blessing to be fruitful and multiply is being fulfilled, even in a world under the curse. The extraordinary ages in this genealogy have generated significant scholarly discussion — whether they are literal years, symbolic numbers, or related to pre-flood conditions. What is consistent and unavoidable in the structure is the phrase that ends each entry: 'and then he died.' The shadow of Genesis 3:19 falls across every name. Hebrews 9:27 states that people are destined to die once and after that to face judgment. But Romans 6:23 holds the contrast: the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus. Each death notice in Genesis 5 is a statement about the human condition; the resurrection is God's answer to that statement.

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