biblical genealogy
Sacred family trees
Biblical genealogy refers to the lineages and family trees recorded in the Bible, tracing ancestry through generations.
These lists appear prominently in Genesis, Chronicles, and the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, establishing descent from Adam or Abraham to significant figures like David or Jesus.
The genealogies served to legitimize claims to kingship, priesthood, or messianic identity, and to connect sacred history across centuries.
- matriarchsFemale family rulers
- twelve tribesHebrew ancestral divisions
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- AdamFirst created man
- tribesAncestral social groups
prophecy · descendants · first born · inheritance laws · legacy · record-keeping · lineage · blood line · scribes · messiah · begat · family tree · ancestry · salvation · tribal affiliation · lists · enumeration · continuity
- Japheth's SonsMagog
biblical genealogygenetic genealogy
Tracing lineage through inherited material
genetic ancestry · DNA ancestry · archaeological evidence · parish registers · census records
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