Noah is the 10th generation from Adam (Gen 5, c.f. Deut 23:1-8). Through Noah, God expands his kingdom, commencing with speaking his law (Gen 9:1-7) and Noah planting a new garden (aka vineyard) in Genesis 9:20.
He was a second Adam (not the last!) but…
mikebull1
27/04/2012 at 1:34 pm
Interesting. David was the 10th generation from Judah/Tamar. It took ten gens before their offspring could be a legitimate Judahite king (see end of Ruth).
Albert
27/04/2012 at 2:15 pm
Indeed!
The geneology listing in Ruth is quite intentional to this end to show/verify David’s legitimacy as the heir of the promise (2 Sam 7).