Genealogy Notes

Son of Seth; in his days 'people began to call on the name of the Lord.'

Father of Enoch, the man who 'walked with God.'

Father of Noah, whom he named hoping for 'comfort' from the curse on the ground (distinct from Cain's descendant Lamech).

Son of Shem, born two years after the flood.

His name is the likely root of the word 'Hebrew.'

Named Peleg ('division') because 'in his time the earth was divided.'

Grandfather of Abraham (Abraham also had a brother named Nahor).

Father of Abraham; he set out from Ur toward Canaan but settled in Harran.

Grandson of Judah; went down to Egypt with Jacob's household.

Called 'Aram' in the Greek of Matthew's genealogy.

His daughter Elisheba married Aaron, the first high priest.

Leader of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness and first to bring an offering at the tabernacle's dedication.

Husband of Rahab of Jericho and father of Boaz.

Of the line of David through the Babylonian exile; father (or guardian) of Zerubbabel.

Led the first exiles back from Babylon and rebuilt the temple's altar — the bridge between the kings and the post-exilic line. (Has narrative elsewhere; appears here only as a genealogical link.)

Father of Joseph the husband of Mary (distinct from the patriarch Jacob).