"This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created." -Genesis 5.1-2
Genesis 4 talks about the death of Able, and the lineage of Cain, but at the end, it returns to Adam who is given a third son who is named Seth. It is from this son that the story of redemption continues. It is through his line that Noah will come, and from Noah the rest of humanity descends. We are told a bit about Cain, highlighting God's standards and mercy, but then the story returns to Adam.
Genesis five begins by telling the reader that this is the book of the generations of Adam. Verse 3 says that Adam had a son in his own likeness, but before this is said, the author reminds his audience that man is made in the likeness of God. The genealogy of Adam begins with the statement, "In the day when God created man". The reader is not left to wonder where man came from. He does not have to examine the fossil record, or be fascinated by opposable thumbs to find out his origin. Man was was created by God, formed by Him and given life by Him.
God is the creator man, and man is made in the likeness of God. Man's origin is in God, and as the author of Genesis begins his account of humanity's first ancestors, he declares that man originated in God.
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
Peace be with you
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