Genesis gives Adam's age
The Bible gives a direct answer: Adam died at 930 years old. Genesis 5 records his age as part of a genealogy that follows the family line from Adam through Seth and beyond (Genesis 5:5).
That may sound astonishing to modern readers. Yet the same chapter describes several early generations living for many centuries. The passage presents Adam's age as part of its account of humanity's earliest history, not as a riddle needing a hidden calculation.
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Adam was 130 when Seth was born
Genesis says Adam was 130 when Seth was born. Seth came after the death of Abel, whom Cain killed, and after Cain had gone away from the presence of the Lord (Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 5:3).
After Seth's birth, Adam lived another 800 years and had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:4). Scripture does not name all those children, but it makes clear that Adam's family became much larger than the few names recorded in the opening chapters.
Why the genealogy matters
Genesis 5 is more than a list of unusually long lives. Its repeated pattern, each person lived and then died, reminds us that death entered human experience after Adam and Eve disobeyed God (Genesis 3:19). Even Adam, the first man, did not escape that sentence.
Still, Adam's death is not the Bible's final word about human beings. Later Scripture connects Adam's sin and death with Christ's grace and life. Paul contrasts the first Adam with Jesus, whose obedience opens the way to life for those who belong to him (Romans 5:12, Romans 5:18-19).
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
A simple answer, with a larger story
So, Adam lived 930 years. The number answers a historical question, but his story also points to the Bible's larger story: people made by God, harmed by sin, and invited into the hope God provides.
If you're reading Genesis for yourself, try reading Genesis 3, Genesis 4, and Genesis 5 together. Notice both the seriousness of Adam's choice and God's continued care for Adam's family.