Bible Verses About Genealogies
Bible verses about Genealogies
Discover what the Bible says about genealogies.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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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,
All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
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And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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.
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;