| Hebrew, | 4004 B.C. |
| Septuagint, | 5873 B.C.,, |
| Talmudistic, | 5344 B.C.,, |
| Scaliger, | 3950 B.C.,, |
| Petovias, | 3984 B.C.,, |
| Dr. Hale, | 5411 B.C.,, etc. |
Here we give the genealogy of Adam and his line:
| Age. | ||||
| 930 | Adam, | Born 4004 B.C. | Died 3074 B.C. | |
| Abel, | Died,, 3875 B.C.,, | |||
| 912 | Seth, | Born,, 3874 B.C.,, | ||
| 905 | Enos, | Born,, 3769[1]B.C.,, | ||
| 910 | Cainon, | Born,, 3679 B.C.,, | ||
| 895 | Mahaloled, | Born,, 3609 B.C.,, | ||
| 962 | Jared, | Born,, 3544 B.C.,, | ||
| 815 | Enos, | Born,, 3282 B.C.,, | ||
| 969 | Methuselah, | Born,, 3317 B.C.,, | ||
| 777 | Lamech, | Born,, 3130 B.C.,, | ||
| 365 | Enoch, | Born,, 3017 B.C.,, | (Translated?) | |
| 815 | Noah, | Born,, 2948 B.C.,, | 500 bef. flood. |  |
| 315 aft. flood.,, | ||||
We may venture to make a very strong interrogation mark after these years. They are, however, in harmony with the rest of the story. Noah closes the fabulous period. We hear no more of God’s doings until we come to Abraham, 1921 B.C. And Abraham reached the age of 175 years only.
Chapter vi, on the sons of God, etc., is next. I beg to remind the reader we are still in Chaldea, near the Gulf of Persia; near the river Euphrates; near the garden of Eden, where God created man; where we found gold and precious stones; the place where murder was committed; near Arabia, etc. The geographical location is important, and let the reader also remember that the whole tract of land where all these transactions are supposed to have taken place is not so large as any moderate-sized state in our Union.
If you will examine a map of this particular region, it will help to bring the truth to your mind, and add considerably to your understanding. It is also well to bear in mind that in this small territory the art of agriculture was pursued, as well as fruit-growing, sewing was invented and aprons were made, and Eve had an apron before she had a dress, and this high state of civilization existed as soon as man and woman appeared on earth! What a contrast with other barbaric, savage, and uncivilized tribes! Eve had a decided advantage over the young female that was captured when Columbus landed December 12th. She was perfectly naked; so says history.
Verse 2: “The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took them wives all which they chose.”
Sons of God! Was God married? If so, to whom? How many wives had he? How many sons and daughters? Where was God’s residence, if he had any? Were his domestic relations pleasant or not? Was his family large or small? Pray give us some information. Our theologians will tell us, “Ah, that has a spiritual meaning.”
Verse 3: “And the Lord [not God] said: My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh.” Who?—God? “Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty.” This is a crafty statement, because it shows that the average length of life was the same as it is now, with some few exceptions, and as the fabulous age was past, the only way to get out of the difficulty was to give timely notice that extraordinary ages should not occur again.
Verse 4: “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.” Who were these descendants of God that became mighty and men of renown?