Commentary for Genesis 5:1
זֶ֣ה סֵ֔פֶר תּוֹלְדֹ֖ת אָדָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם בְּרֹ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אָדָ֔ם בִּדְמ֥וּת אֱלֹהִ֖ים עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
Rashi on Genesis
זה ספר תולדות אדם THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM — This is the record (or, enumeration) of the generations of Adam. There are however, many Midrashic observations on this verse
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Ramban on Genesis
THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM. These are the children He will mention in the chapter.473So Rashi and Ibn Ezra. In my opinion, this alludes to the entire Torah, for the entire Torah is the book of the generations of Adam. Therefore, He says here “book” and does not say, “And these are the generations of Adam,” as He says in other places, e.g. And these are the generations of Ishmael;474Genesis 25:12. And these are the generations of Isaac,475Ibid., Verse 19. and so in all such cases.
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Sforno on Genesis
זה ספר תולדות אדם, thus begins the story of human history, and events worth recording for all posterity.
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