Timeline: 1. The Generations of Adam or The Pre-Flood Patriarchs - Genesis 5

Timeline: 1. The Generations of Adam or The Pre-Flood Patriarchs - Genesis 5

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On January 5, 1968, the Radio Church of God (founded October 21, 1933) was renamed the Worldwide Church of God. Soon after, the church began to broadcast a television version of The World Tomorrow. The program would eventually expand to 382 U.S. television stations, and 36 television outlets internationally.

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1. Adam died within the "Day", (Gen. 2:17) or before 1,000 years (II Peter 3:8).

2. According to tradition, Adam had 33 sons and 23 daughters. By the time Seth was born to replace slain Abel (Gen. 4:25) world population could have been in the scores.

3. Those sons listed weren't necessarily the firstborn, but they did marry within their race (Caucasian), so that Noah was racially pure (Gen. 6:9).

4. Arabs and Jews have a tradition that Enoch invented writing.

5. Lamech died 5 years before the flood, and Methuselah, who had the longest recorded life span, died in the year of the flood, if not in the flood.

6. There were ten generations to Noah, the number of Judgement. The world was found guilty of sin and sentenced to death by drowning.

7. Noah begins to build the Ark, 120 years before the flood (Gen. 6:3), and his sons (Gen. 5:32).

Recreation 4024 B.C. (Before Christ) - Adam (930) - Seth (912) - Enos (905) - Cainan (910) - Mahalaleel (895) - Jared (962) - Enoch (365) - Methuselah (969) - Lamech (777) - Noah (950) - Flood 2369 B.C.