The Ascent
A verse, ascending in truth. Delivered at dawn.
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
NIV "When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image—and he named him Seth."
ESV "When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth."
NLT "When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth."
Adam was 130 years old when he had a son named Seth, who looked just like him. This verse notes that Adam fathered Seth at 130 years of age, emphasizing that Seth bore Adam's likeness and image, thereby continuing the human lineage. The mention of Seth being 'in his own likeness, after his image' is significant as it parallels Genesis 1:26-27, where humanity is created in God's image, suggesting the transmission of that original divine image, albeit fallen, through the lineage. This pericope delineates the antediluvian chronogenealogy, affirming the patrilineal transmission of humanity's Imago Dei, albeit post-lapsarian and inherently depraved, thereby establishing the subsequent genealogical trajectory towards the promised protoevangelium's fulfillment.