What Does the Bible Say About Genealogy?

“And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.”

“And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch”

“And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Lamech: Heb. Lemech”

“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”

“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.”

“And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”

“And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. instructer: Heb. whetter”

“These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:”

“And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:”

“And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:”

“And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: Peleg: Gr. Phalec”

“And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:”

“And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: Serug: Gr. Saruch”

“And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:”

“And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: Terah: Gr. Thara”

“And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.”

“And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”

“Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.”

“And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.”

“And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.”

“But Sarai was barren; she had no child.”

“And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.”

“And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”

“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”

“Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.”

“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”

“The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”

“And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. loins: Heb. thigh”

“These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.”

“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”

“Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,”

“And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,”

“And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, Salmon: or, Salmah”

“And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,”

“And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.”

“Adam, Sheth, Enosh,”

“Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,”

“Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,”

“Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”

“The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”

“And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. Riphath: or, Diphath as it is in some copies”

“And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. Dodanim: or, Rodanim, according to some copies”

“The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.”

“And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”

“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.”

“And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,”

“And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.”

“And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,”

“The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,”

“And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,”

“And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.”

“The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. Meshech: or, Mash”

“And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.”

“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan. Peleg: that is, division”

“And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,”

“Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,”

“And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,”

“And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.”

“Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,”

“Eber, Peleg, Reu,”

“Serug, Nahor, Terah,”

“Abram; the same is Abraham.”

“Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,”

“The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,”

“The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,”

“The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,”

“The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:”

“These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.”

“Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.”

“Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.”

“Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.”

“Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.”

“Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.”

“And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.”

“And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.”

“Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.”

“And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.”

“And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.”

“And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males. the son: or, the youngest son”

“And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.”

“Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud , and with them seventy males. Zabbud: or, Zaccur, as some read”

“And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. abode: or, pitched”

“And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,”

“And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,”

“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”

“Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;”

“And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;”

“And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;”

“And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;”

“And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;”

“And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;”

“And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;”

“And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;”