Generations of Adam

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"Generations of Adam"^{[citation needed]} is a genealogical concept recorded in Genesis 5:1 in the Hebrew Bible.^{[non-primary source needed]} It is typically taken as the name of Adam's line of descent going through Seth.^{[citation needed]} Another view equates the generations of Adam with material about a second line of descent starting with Cain in Genesis 4, while Genesis 5 is taken as the "generations of Noah".^{[citation needed]}