Oh, the bible. I don’t understand how anyone can have the patience to read this thing. How many begats does one fictional story need?
And man, were these people old. I wish I lived to be 930 still begatting…
[ 1 ] This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
[ 2 ] Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
[ 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:
[ 4 ] And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
[ 5 ] And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
[ 6 ] And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
[ 7 ] And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 8 ] And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
[ 9 ] And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
[ 10 ] And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 11 ] And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
[ 12 ] And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
[ 13 ] And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 14 ] And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
[ 15 ] And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
[ 16 ] And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 17 ] And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
[ 18 ] And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
[ 19 ] And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 20 ] And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
[ 21 ] And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
[ 22 ] And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 23 ] And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
[ 24 ] And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
[ 25 ] And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
[ 26 ] And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 27 ] And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
[ 28 ] And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
[ 29 ] And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
[ 30 ] And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
[ 31 ] And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
[ 32 ] And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
