Genesis 5:18
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
In Context
17Mahalalel lived 895 years altogether, and then he died.
19Jared lived 800 years after Enoch was born, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 1:3Enoch’s son was Methuselah. Methusalah’s son was Lamech. Lamech’s son was Noah.
Jude 1:14Enoch, the sixth person in the line of people who descended from Adam, prophesied this about those teachers of false doctrine: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy angels in order
Matthew Henry on Genesis 5:7-21
6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 13… Read the whole commentary →