Bible Verses About Genealogy Studies

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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

All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

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:

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

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.

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

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

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

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

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

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

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

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

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

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

And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

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

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,

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

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.

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.

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 Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

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.

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

And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:

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

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

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

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

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

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.

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.