Bible Verses About Ancestry Discoveries

How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

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 seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.