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 23 of 33 in the Adam→David spine
Father
Jacob (Israel)
Recorded in the line just before Judah. Cited record anchoring this generation:
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
Judah
gen 23 · PatriarchsAnd 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.
Children & branches
Pharez (Perez) LINE OF PROMISE
The royal/covenant line continues through Pharez (Perez).
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
Er
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.— KJV, Genesis 38:3
Firstborn of Judah; died in Canaan (Genesis 38:7).
Onan
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.— KJV, Genesis 38:4
Shelah
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.— KJV, Genesis 38:5
Zarah
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.— KJV, Genesis 38:30
Twin of Pharez (Genesis 38:27-30).
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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