2nd of 11 appearances in Genesis of "the generations of" marking the beginning of a new section. There are 12 sections, this is the third section: the generations of Adam.
Men and women lived much longer in the early days so that anyone dying aged 100 would be considered a child, and this will be the case again during the reign of Christ when sin, the cause of death, will be less rampant and the care of the sick and disabled will be comprehensive for God's people. Isaiah 65:19-20;Waiting for response for Isaiah 65:19-20 Isaiah 35:5-6Waiting for response for Isaiah 35:5-6
Noah was faithful and righteousness, Hebrews 11:7;Waiting for response for Hebrews 11:7 Ezekiel 14:14,Waiting for response for Ezekiel 14:14 and would be a comfort to men in their sorrow because God would not destroy all mankind for its wickedness, Genesis 6:6-8,Waiting for response for Genesis 6:6-8 but would preserve a remnant - eight souls who were typical of those who would be saved by belief and baptism. 1 Peter 3:20-21Waiting for response for 1 Peter 3:20-21
The birth order is not in descending as is standard. It might be the order of importance in the eyes of God.
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Waiting for response for Genesis 5:1This genealogy, and others, enable us to estimate where we are now in God's 7000 year plan for mankind. We can add the years of the generations from Adam to Abraham with the periods from Abraham to the Exodus, Exodus 12:40-41,Waiting for response for Exodus 12:40-41 and to Solomon, 1 Kings 6:1,Waiting for response for 1 Kings 6:1 together with the reigns of succeeding kings to the taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in AD 605, to coalesce our calendar with that of the Scriptures. This only gives us the number of years from creation of Adam, whereas the 6000 years of toil before the 1000 year rest for the people of God, Hebrews 4:4,5,9,Waiting for response for Hebrews 4:4,5,9 began when Adam sinned, Genesis 3:19.Waiting for response for Genesis 3:19 It is possible that this was when he was 33 years of age so that he, who was a type of Christ, introduced sin into the world at the same age that Jesus destroyed sin. If this is the case, the millennium will begin in 2037 with a great deal to be accomplished before then, e.g. the resurrection of the dead, the judgment, and the subjection of the world under Christ. "Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come". Matthew 24:42-44Waiting for response for Matthew 24:42-44