Genesis 5:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 5:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 5:21 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 5:21 — KJV
“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala”
— Genesis 5:21 (KJV)
Genesis 5:21 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 5:21
“And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: Jared: Heb. Jered”
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“And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:”
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“And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: Enos: Heb. Enosh”
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“And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”
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“And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:”
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