Genesis 5:23

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 5:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Genesis 5:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years.] A year of years, living as many years as there are days in a year; not half the age of the rest of the patriarchs: our poet f340 calls him one of middle age; though his being taken away in the midst of his days was not a token of divine displeasure, but of favour, as follows; (see <195523>Psalm 55:23).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān, Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl, Mahalalel, “praise of ‘El.” 15. ירד yerĕd, Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach, Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach, Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm, Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām Cham, “hot.” יפת yāpet, Japheth, “spreading; related: spread out.” We now enter upon the third of the larger documents contained in Genesis. The first is a diary, the second is a history, the third a genealogy. The first employs the name אלהים…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 987, bc 3017, Gen 5:23 Genesis 5:24”
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