Genesis 5:31

“And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.”

"And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died." - Genesis 5:31
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What does Genesis 5:31 mean?

Genesis 5:31(KJV) reads: "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died." This verse is part of the genealogy of Adam in the book of Genesis, which traces the lineage of Adam through his son Seth. Lamech was the father of Noah, who survived…

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The Legacy of Lamech: Reflecting on Life's Ephemeral Nature

Genesis 5:31 reads: "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died." This verse captures a moment that is both profound and sobering—a single line that sums up a man’s entire life, encapsulating the brevity of existence and the inevitability…

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A Reflection on the Life and Legacy: Prayer Inspired by Genesis 5:31

Heavenly Father, We come before You in humility, filled with a sense of wonder at the lives of those who have walked before us. Today, we reflect on the life of Lamech, a man whose days numbered seven hundred seventy and seven years, as recorded in Genesis 5:31: "And all the…

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Genesis 5:31 - "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died."
Genesis 31:5 - "And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me."
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Genesis 31:22 - "And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled."
Genesis 31:45 - "And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar."
Genesis 31:47 - "And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed."
Genesis 31:31 - "And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me."
Genesis 34:31 - "And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?"
Genesis 25:31 - "And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright."
Genesis 31:2 - "And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before."
"And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me." - Genesis 31:5
Genesis 31:4 - "And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
Genesis 37:31 - "And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;"
Genesis 42:31 - "And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:"
Genesis 10:31 - "These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations."
Genesis 21:31 - "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them."
Genesis 41:31 - "And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous."
Genesis 31:17 - "¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;"
Genesis 31:6 - "And ye know that with all my power I have served your father."
Genesis 31:9 - "Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me."
Genesis 31:20 - "And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled."
Genesis 36:31 - "¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Genesis 43:31 - "And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread."
Genesis 29:31 - "¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren."
John 5:31 - "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true."