When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.
God records the lineage of the righteous with care and clarity, setting down their years at length so all can see them, while the wicked are left nameless and forgotten. The memory of the just is blessed; the name of the wicked shall rot. These long lives teach us to number our days, for even centuries are but a quick passage.
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Commenting on Genesis 5:6-20
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared. A hundred and sixty, according to the Septuagint version. And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared. A hundred and sixty, according to the Septuagint version. Genesis 5:16 gen 5:16 gen 5:16 gen 5:16And Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years,....
Seth bore the image of God as Adam did, yet corrupted by sin transmitted through his father. The recurring refrain "and he died" announces death as an unchangeable law from Adam onward; yet each man fathered children before he fell, so life persisted amid death, and the race endured to bring forth the Seed who would conquer death itself.
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Commenting on Genesis 5:3-32