The Lineage

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;— KJV, Genesis 5:1

Head of the human family; "the book of the generations of Adam."

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And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:— KJV, Genesis 5:3

Appointed in the place of Abel (Genesis 4:25).

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And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:— KJV, Genesis 5:6

In his days men began to call upon the name of the LORD (Genesis 4:26).

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And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:— KJV, Genesis 5:9

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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:— KJV, Genesis 5:12

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And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:— KJV, Genesis 5:15

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And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:— KJV, Genesis 5:18

Walked with God; was translated (Genesis 5:24).

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And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:— KJV, Genesis 5:21

Longest recorded life — 969 years (Genesis 5:27).

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And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:— KJV, Genesis 5:25

Father of Noah (Genesis 5:28-29).

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And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.— KJV, Genesis 5:29

Found grace; the line passes through his son Shem.

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These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:— KJV, Genesis 11:10

Son of Noah; the covenant line continues here.

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And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:— KJV, Genesis 11:12

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And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:— KJV, Genesis 11:14

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And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:— KJV, Genesis 11:16

The name "Hebrew" is traditionally linked to Eber.

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And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:— KJV, Genesis 11:18

"For in his days was the earth divided" (Genesis 10:25).

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And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:— KJV, Genesis 11:20

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And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:— KJV, Genesis 11:22

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And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:— KJV, Genesis 11:24

Grandfather of Abraham (not to be confused with Abraham's brother Nahor).

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And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.— KJV, Genesis 11:26

Father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.— KJV, Genesis 17:5

Covenant father; renamed from Abram (Genesis 17:5).

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And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.— KJV, Genesis 21:3

The son of promise, born to Abraham and Sarah.

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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.— KJV, Genesis 25:26

Later named Israel (Genesis 32:28); father of the twelve tribes.

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And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.— KJV, Genesis 29:35

Fourth son of Jacob and Leah; the royal tribe.

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And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.— KJV, Genesis 38:29

Son of Judah by Tamar; the royal line runs through Pharez.

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Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,— KJV, Ruth 4:18

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And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,— KJV, Ruth 4:19

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And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,— KJV, Ruth 4:19

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And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,— KJV, Ruth 4:20

Prince of Judah in the wilderness (Numbers 1:7).

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And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,— KJV, Ruth 4:20

Husband of Rahab (Matthew 1:5).

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And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,— KJV, Ruth 4:21

Kinsman-redeemer of Ruth (Ruth 4:9-10).

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And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,— KJV, Ruth 4:21

Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess.

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And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.— KJV, Ruth 4:22

Of Bethlehem; "a rod out of the stem of Jesse" (Isaiah 11:1).

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And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.— KJV, Ruth 4:22

King of Israel; the line of promise continues toward Messiah (Matthew 1).

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