Bible Verses About Lineage
Bible verses about Lineage
Discover what the Bible says about lineage.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Scripture Passages
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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,
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,
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
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 Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
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 Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
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,
And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
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,
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,