Genesis 5:10

5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:13

5:13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:16

5:16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:26

5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other ¹  sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:30

5:30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other ²  sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:17

11:17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:25

11:25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 17:17

17:17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed ³  as he said to himself, ⁴  “Can ⁵  a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? ⁶  Can Sarah ⁷  bear a child at the age of ninety?” ⁸ 

Genesis 25:7

25:7 Abraham lived a total of ⁹  175 years.

Genesis 25:17

25:17 Ishmael lived a total of ¹⁰  137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. ¹¹ 

Genesis 47:28

47:28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years ¹²  of Jacob’s life were 147 in all.

¹ tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.

¹ sn Laughed. The Hebrew verb used here provides the basis for the naming of Isaac: “And he laughed” is וַיִּצְחָק (vayyitskhaq); the name “Isaac” is יִצְחָק (yitskhaq), “he laughs.” Abraham’s (and Sarah’s, see 18:12) laughter signals disbelief, but when the boy is born, the laughter signals surprise and joy.

² tn Heb “And he fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart.”

³ tn The imperfect verbal form here carries a potential nuance, as it expresses the disbelief of Abraham.

⁴ tn Heb “to the son of a hundred years.”

⁵ sn It is important to note that even though Abraham staggers at the announcement of the birth of a son, finding it almost too incredible, he nonetheless calls his wife Sarah, the new name given to remind him of the promise of God (v. 15).

⁶ tn Heb “the daughter of ninety years.”

¹ tn Heb “and these are the days of the years of the lifetime of Abraham that he lived.” The normal genealogical formula is expanded here due to the importance of the life of Abraham.

¹ tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”

² tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

¹ tn Heb “the days of the years.”