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
Position 32 of 33 in the Adam→David spine
Father
Obed
Recorded in the line just before Jesse. Cited record anchoring this generation:
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.— KJV, Ruth 4:22
Jesse
gen 32 · United KingdomAnd Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.— KJV, Ruth 4:22
Of Bethlehem; "a rod out of the stem of Jesse" (Isaiah 11:1).
Children & branches
David LINE OF PROMISE
The royal/covenant line continues through David.
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.— KJV, Ruth 4:22
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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