Bible Verses About Genealogy

the Arvadi, the Tz'mari and the Hamati.

The sons of Shem: 'Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud, Aram, 'Utz, Hul, Geter and Meshekh.

Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, Shelach fathered 'Ever,

and to 'Ever were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg [division], because it was during his lifetime that the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Yoktan.

Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach,

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

'Eival, Avima'el, Sh'va,

Ofir, Havilah and Yovav; these were all sons of Yoktan.

Shem, Arpakhshad, Shelach,

'Ever, Peleg, Re'u,

S'rug, Nachor, Terach,

Avram (also called Avraham).

After these events, during the reign of Artach'shashta king of Persia, 'Ezra the son of S'rayah, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Hilkiyah,

the son of Shalum, the son of Tzadok, the son of Achituv,

the son of Amaryah, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of M'rayot,

the son of Z'rachyah, the son of 'Uzi, the son of Buki,

the son of Avishua, the son of Pinchas, the son of Eli'ezer, the son of Aharon the cohen hagadol -

These are the heads of their fathers' clans, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Bavel during the reign of Artach'shashta the king:

of the descendants of Pinchas: Gershom; of the descendants of Itamar: Dani'el; of the descendants of David: Hatush;

of the descendants of Sh'khanyah: of the descendants of Par'osh: Z'kharyah, and with him 150 males officially registered;

of the descendants of Pachat-Mo'av: Ely'ho'einai the son of Z'rachyah, and with him 200 males;

of the descendants of Sh'khanyah: the son of Yachazi'el, and with him 300 males;

of the descendants of 'Adin: 'Eved the son of Yonatan, and with him 50 males;

of the descendants of 'Eilam: Yesha'yah the son of 'Atalyah, and with him 70 males;

of the descendants of Sh'fatyah: Z'vadyah the son of Mikha'el, and with him 80 males;