18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch. 19 Then Jared lived eight hundred years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech. 26 Then Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and became the father of a son. 29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the LORD has cursed.” 30 Then Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
32 Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Now here’s a real tidbit buried in a genealogy. “Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” It would seem that Seth’s descendants were doing pretty well in their relationships with God. So much so, that God spared Enoch from death, and just took him straight up to heaven. Enoch is one of two people in the entire Bible that never died. That’s quite a legacy. Too bad that he only gets four verses in the spotlight, so that we know very little about him otherwise.
Continuing on, we find someone we know plenty about: Noah. When his father named him, he believed Noah would be a relief from all their toil. I don’t know about that, but he certainly loved God, and he was also likely a good son to his parents. Lest we get caught up in the awesomeness of these folks in the Bible, remember that they were just ordinary people. Just like us. Now there’s a challenge for you.