<tangent>Some of the exercises I have done may be common. In fact, since I did this several years ago, I have found many internet resources that have similar analyses. I don't claim to be original. But I would argue there is much more value it writing it down or calculating it yourself, not only to verify the accuracy, but to further your personal understanding of God's word.</tangent>
Here is the data I pulled from the first few pages of Genesis. If you copy this, I recommend that you verify the years are accurate so you are more confident with the validity of the data.
Name | Year born | Years Lived | Year died | Father's age at birth |
Adam | 0 | 930 | 930 | 0 |
Seth | 130 | 912 | 1042 | 130 |
Enosh | 235 | 905 | 1140 | 105 |
Kenan | 325 | 910 | 1235 | 90 |
Mahalalel | 395 | 895 | 1290 | 70 |
Jared | 460 | 962 | 1422 | 65 |
Enoch | 622 | 365 | 987 | 162 |
Methuselah | 687 | 969 | 1656 | 65 |
Lamech | 874 | 777 | 1651 | 187 |
Noah | 1056 | 950 | 2006 | 182 |
Once I had this list, I played with various graphs and the data became more tangible. For example, when I used a stock graph, I realized that Adam had the opportunity to know all the patriarchs except Noah.
This exercise gave me many hours of meditation material. I wonder about how they lived - together? Apart? Did they have family gatherings? What would Lamech call his great (to the 6th) grandfather?
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