Genesis 5:5All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
The setting
Ancient Mesopotamia, ~3070 BC. Adam, the first human, dies at 930 years old. The man who walked with God in Eden breathes his last...
The emotion here: solemn weight of recording the first human death in history
The original word
wayyamot (וַיָּמֹת) — and he died, the first recorded human death in history
Why it matters
Adam was the only human who experienced life before sin entered the world, yet still died from its consequences
Read with care
What most readers miss in Genesis 5:5
This is the first recorded human death in all of history — everyone who came after learned mortality from Adam's example
Common misconceptionPeople see this as just a genealogy entry, but it's the Bible's first death certificate — the moment mortality became reality for every human who would ever live.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Genesis 5:5
Bible Genome reading
Genesis 5:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Genesis 5:5 comes from the book of Genesis, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include mortality, death, time, generations. Notable phrases: nine hundred thirty years; then he died.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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