Bible Strands
Jared
the name means a descent Strong's Lexicon
Jared was an ancestor of Noah and the father of Enoch, who walked with God.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Mahalalel
Children
Enoch
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 5:15.
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Verses that name Jared
- Genesis 5:15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
- Genesis 5:16 And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
- Genesis 5:19 And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
- Luke 3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,