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genesis 6:3
9  W hen ­Enosh had l ­ ived 90 ­years, he be­came
the fa­ther of Ke­nan. 10  A f­ter he be­came the fa­ther
of Ke­nan, ­Enosh ­lived 815 y ­ ears and had oth­er
sons and daugh­ters. 11   A l­to­geth­er, ­Enosh ­l ived a
to­tal of 905 ­years, and then he died.
12  W hen Ke­nan had l ­ ived 70 ­years, he be­came
the fa­t her of Ma ­ha ­la ­lel. 13  A f­ter he be­came the
fa­t her of Ma ­ha ­la ­lel, Ke­nan ­l ived 840 ­years and
had oth­er sons and daugh­ters. 14   A l­to­geth­er, Ke­
nan ­l ived a to­tal of 910 ­years, and then he died.
15  
W hen Ma­h a­la­lel had ­lived 65 ­years, he
be­came the fa­ther of Ja­red. 16   A f ­ter he be­came
the fa­t her of Ja ­red, Ma ­ha ­l a ­lel ­l ived 830 ­years
and had oth­er sons and daugh­ters. 17   A l­to­geth­
er, Ma­ha­la­lel l ­ ived a to­tal of 895 ­years, and then
he died.
18  W hen Ja­red had l ­ ived 162 y
­ ears, he be­came
the fa­ther of E
­ noch. 19  A f­ter he be­came the fa­ther
of E
­ noch, Ja­red l ­ ived 800 y ­ ears and had oth­er
sons and daugh­ters. 20   A l­to­geth­er, Ja ­red ­l ived a
to­tal of 962 y ­ ears, and then he died.
21  W hen E
­ noch had ­lived 65 ­years, he be­came
the fa­ther of Me­thu­se­lah. 22  A f­ter he be­came the
fa­t her of Me­t hu­se­lah, ­Enoch ­walked faith­f ul­
ly with God 300 ­years and had oth­er sons and
daugh­ters. 23   A l­to­geth­er, ­Enoch ­l ived a to­tal of
365 ­years. 24  Enoch ­walked faith­f ul­ly with God;
then he was no more, be­cause God took him away.
25  W hen Me­t hu­s e­lah had l ­ ived 187 y
­ ears, he
be­came the fa­ther of La­mech. 26   A f­ter he be­came
the fa­t her of La­mech, Me­t hu­s e­l ah ­l ived 782
years and had oth­er sons and daugh­ters. 27  A l­
to­geth­er, Me­t hu­se­lah ­l ived a to­tal of 969 ­years,
and then he died.
28  W hen La­mech had ­lived 182 y
­ ears, he had
a son. 29  He ­named him Noah  a and said, “He
will com­fort us in the la­bor and pain­f ul toil of
our h
­ ands c ­ aused by the g ­ round the Lord has
c ursed.” 30  A f­ter Noah was born, La­mech ­lived
595 ­y ears and had oth­er sons and daugh­ters.
31   A l­to­geth­er, La­mech ­l ived a to­tal of 777 ­years,
and then he died.
32  A f­
ter Noah was 500 y ­ ears old, he be­came
the fa­ther of Shem, Ham and Ja­pheth.
9
Over a Year
on the Ark
Genesis 6–8
Noah spends 375 days on
the ark; here’s how those
days break down:
W I C K E D NESS I N T H E   W O R L D
6
When hu­man be­ings be­g an to in­c rease in
num­b er on the e ­ arth and daugh­ters were
born to them, 2  the sons of God saw that the
daugh­ters of hu­mans were beau­ti­f ul, and they mar­ried any
of them they ­chose. 3  T hen the Lord said, “My Spir­it will
not con­tend with  b hu­mans f ­ or­e v­er, for they are mor­tal  c ;
their days will be a hun­d red and twen­t y years.”
a  29  Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.    b  3 Or My spirit will not
remain in    c  3 Or corrupt   
7 days
Noah enters
the ark one
week before
the flood
40 days
Springs surge
and rains fall for
40 days and 40
nights
150 days
The water
recedes; the
ark rests on
Mount Ararat
178 days
The water
continues to
recede; Noah
releases birds
from the ark;
when the
birds do not
return, Noah
leaves the ark