Genesis 5:1-5
Though humanity bears God's image, sin has introduced death into every generation.
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
2 He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
3 Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5 All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
Though humanity bears God's image, sin has introduced death into every generation.
To reestablish the divine origin and identity of humanity in God's image while introducing the genealogical record that emphasizes the reality of death under sin.
The Line of Adam Continues Under Death, Yet God Preserves the Promised Seed
Though death reigns over Adam’s descendants in a fallen world, God faithfully preserves the chosen line, displays fellowship with Himself, and advances His redemptive purpose toward Noah.