Jared
The son of Mahalalel and father of Enoch in the line from Adam to Noah. He lived nine hundred and sixty-two years — the second longest life recorded — and appears in the genealogies of Genesis, Chronicles and Luke.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Genesis1 ChroniclesLukeMahalalel lived sixty-five years, then became the father of Jared.
Genesis 5:15 — In the line of Seth
Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:16
Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, then became the father of Enoch.
Genesis 5:18
Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
All of the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
Genesis 5:20
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
1 Chronicles 1:2
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
Luke 3:37
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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