JoshThis does nothing for me theologically, but it's interesting to see it graphed out. If we read Genesis 5 literally, Adam lived to see Noah's father born.
I suppose the blessing here is that during Adam's life, he does not see any of the promised lineage below him die. Not to say that *nobody* died, because I'm sure they did, but nobody in this genealogy dies before Adam.
Maybe that's a story of hope.