Genealogies of Genesis

The biblical Book of Genesis contains a number of genealogies, which provide a framework around which the book is structured. Beginning with Adam, genealogies in Genesis 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 29–30, 35–36, and 46 move the narrative forward from the creation to the beginnings of the Israelites' existence as a people.

Adam's lineage in Genesis contains two branches:

  • Genesis 4:17-26 identifies the descendants of Cain, and
  • Genesis 5 identifies the descendants of Seth. Seth's genealogy is then continued in later chapters.

Chapter 10 sets out the Generations of Noah (also called the Table of Nations), accounting for the populating of the Earth by Noah's descendants. This section is not strictly a genealogy but an ethnography.

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