Table 1.D Comparison of the Genesis 4 and 5 Genealogies

Table 1.D Comparison of the Genesis 4 and 5 Genealogies

Generation	Genesis 4 (J)	Genesis 5 (P)
1	Adam	Adam
2	Cain	Seth
3	Enoch	Enosh
4	Irad	Kenan
5	Mehujael	Mahalalel
6	Methushael	Jared
7	Lamech	Enoch
8	Jabal, Jubal, Tubal-cain	Methuselah
9		Lamech
10		Noah
		Shem, Ham, Japheth

Notice the following correspondences, some closer than others:

• an Enoch in both
• a Lamech in both
• possible phonetic similarity: Irad and Jared, Mehujael and Mahalalel, Methushael and Methuselah
• both linear genealogies end on a three-branched segmented node: Jabal, Jubal, Tubal-cain and Shem, Ham, Japheth