Adam's Genealogy

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Genesis chapter 5 This is the list of Adam’s genealogy with each descendant living to remarkable ages like the 905 years of Enos. The years are not actual ages but rather years between these mighty rulers. The reason for this was that they simply didn’t record the insignificant tribal leaders for example between Enoch and Methuselah but only the mighty ones who were known for their great deeds Genesis 6: 1–4. These mighty leaders took for themselves as many wives as they pleased. They were also known as the sons of God because God had anointed them as the high priests of the tribe. The Flood of Noah Over 1,600 years had passed since Adam had left Eden. During this period Adams descendants had settled throughout Mesopotamia which is present…show more content…
It was only through Noah’s righteousness that God spared Noah and his family by forewarning him of the impending flood. It was also Noah’s righteousness that was responsible for saving the Hebrew line. God instructed Noah to build an Ark and gather pairs of the local wildlife to fill the vessel with and in turn save them from extinction. The rain poured down upon the land for 40 days and nights flooding the entire region after 150 days the Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. This is not the mountain of Ararat that we know today but is the mountain range that lies in the region of the land of Ararat also known as Urartu by the Assyrians. 2 Kings 19:…show more content…
They also constructed a temple on top of a high tower in which to house their gods for they had now started to worship other gods. The gods in the top of the temple tower were meant to be looking down from heaven and protecting the city and inhabitants. Shortly before completion of the temple a storm arose striking the tower with lighting. Fearing God was once again about to flood the land and destroy them for their disobedience they fled in different directions into unknown lands. This was how the earth became divided in the day of Peleg which was about 100 years after the flood. Genesis 10:
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