100 Bible Verses About Genealogy
Bible verses about Genealogy
Delving into the genealogies of the Bible is more than tracing names; it's uncovering God's intricate tapestry of connection and purpose. These lists reveal the lineage of Jesus, fulfilling prophecy and demonstrating God's faithfulness across generations. Understanding these family trees illuminates God's redemptive plan, showcasing His meticulous involvement in human history. We see covenant promises kept, divine appointments fulfilled, and the enduring legacy of faith passed down through imperfect people, all orchestrated by a perfect God. Studying genealogy fosters appreciation for our spiritual heritage and inspires us to live lives worthy of the calling we have received.
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Joshua 19:20 (KJV)
And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Family Trees in the Bible: Genealogy Verses
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
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.
Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
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 the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
And Gederoth, Beth–dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
And Zanoah, and En–gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Sons of Shephatiah: three hundred seventy and two.
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
In conclusion, exploring the Bible's genealogical verses reveals far more than a simple listing of names. These lineages highlight God's faithfulness in fulfilling promises, tracing the lineage of Jesus Christ and demonstrating His rightful claim as Messiah. Genealogies underscore the importance of heritage, family, and the enduring nature of God's covenants. They remind us that we are all part of a larger narrative, connected to those who came before us and responsible for shaping the future for those who will follow. As we reflect on these scriptures, let us consider our own place within this grand story, striving to live lives that honor our spiritual heritage and contribute to the ongoing legacy of faith. May we embrace the lessons of the past to better understand God's present work and future plans for humanity.