Genesis 5:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 5:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 5:17 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 5:17 — KJV
“And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.”
— Genesis 5:17 (KJV)
Genesis 5:17 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 5:17
“And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.”
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“And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”
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“But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.”
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“For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.”
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“And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:”
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