The Lineage
"These are the generations of." - the scroll of who begat whom. Trace the covenant line from Adam to David, one cited verse at a time. Pick any name to see the father before, the children after, and the King James verse that places each one in the record.
The Generations - Adam to David
Use the box to trace any name (try Abraham or Noah), or filter the spine by where it is recorded - Genesis 5, Genesis 11, Ruth 4. The page reloads with `?person=` or `?from=` and renders entirely server-side; the verse text under each name is quoted verbatim from the native KJV corpus.
What this is. A genealogical research instrument. Every name and link is anchored to a verbatim King James verse, pulled live from the native Bible corpus and cited by reference. Where Scripture is ambiguous or a detail is traditional, it is labeled — nothing here is invented to fill a gap.
Jump: Full spine · Genesis 5 · Genesis 11 · Ruth 4 · Adam · Noah · Abraham · David
Filtered to references in Genesis 11 · clear
Shem
gen 11 ·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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Arphaxad
gen 12 ·And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:— KJV, Genesis 11:12
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Salah
gen 13 ·And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:— KJV, Genesis 11:14
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Eber
gen 14 ·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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Peleg
gen 15 ·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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Reu
gen 16 ·And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:— KJV, Genesis 11:20
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Serug
gen 17 ·And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:— KJV, Genesis 11:22
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Nahor
gen 18 ·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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Terah
gen 19 ·And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.— KJV, Genesis 11:26
Father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
What This Is (and Is Not)
This is a **genealogical research instrument** built from cited records. Each name on the spine carries the verbatim King James verse that places it in the line, looked up live from the estate's native Bible engine - the **same corpus** that powers Bible Search and the Signet. It is **not** a speculative family tree: where a relationship is traditional (for example the etymology of "Hebrew" from Eber) or a figure has alternate names, that is labeled plainly. No genealogy is invented to bridge a gap. The royal line is marked where Scripture carries it; side-branches are shown as branches, not as the line of promise.
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