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
