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.
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Position 22 of 33 in the Adam→David spine
Father
Isaac
Recorded in the line just before Jacob (Israel). Cited record anchoring this generation:
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
Jacob (Israel)
gen 22 · PatriarchsAnd 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.
Children & branches
Judah LINE OF PROMISE
The royal/covenant line continues through Judah.
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
Reuben
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.— KJV, Genesis 29:32
Firstborn of Jacob.
Simeon
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.— KJV, Genesis 29:33
Levi
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.— KJV, Genesis 29:34
Tribe of the priesthood.
Dan
And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.— KJV, Genesis 30:6
Naphtali
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.— KJV, Genesis 30:8
Gad
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.— KJV, Genesis 30:11
Asher
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.— KJV, Genesis 30:13
Issachar
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.— KJV, Genesis 30:18
Zebulun
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.— KJV, Genesis 30:20
Joseph
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.— KJV, Genesis 30:24
Saved his family in Egypt (Genesis 45:7).
Benjamin
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.— KJV, Genesis 35:18
Youngest son; born near Bethlehem.
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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