Bible Verses AboutGenealogy
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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Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
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Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.
The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En–tappuah.
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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.
And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.
Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
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:
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Amon his son, Josiah his son.
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
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 Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
The men of Beth–lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
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.
And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
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 was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal–gad,
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
Reflection
Contemplating Genealogy
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.
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