1 Chronicles 1:2

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler continues a patriarchal genealogy tracing Israel’s ancestral line backward from Adam through Seth, listing specific generations in sequential order. This verse functions as a transitional link within a broader historical record of human descent.

The words — The text lists קֵינָ֥ן (kei.Nan) and מַהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל (ma.ha.lal.'El), which are proper names identifying consecutive patriarchs in the Sethite line. יָֽרֶד (Ya.red) follows as the next generation in this unbroken chain.

The thread — This lineage appears in Genesis 5:9 and Genesis 5:12, which record Enosh fathering Kenan and Kenan fathering Mahalalel. The same sequence is preserved in reverse order in Luke 3:37.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a documented historical record rather than symbolic interpretation. It requires the reader to acknowledge the explicit continuity between the first man and the patriarchs of Israel.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.