1. Adam
I. PRIMORDIAL AND ANTEDILUVIAN LINEAGE: FROM ADAM TO NOAH (Genesis 5; Luke 3:34–38) 1. Name and Meaning 2. Genealogical Placement…
Category: Biography
2. Seth
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Seth (Hebrew: שֵׁת, Šēt)• Meaning: “Appointed” or “granted,” from the Hebrew root šît (“to place” or “set”);…
3. Enosh
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Enosh (Hebrew: אֱנוֹשׁ, ’Ĕnôsh)• Meaning: “Man” or “mortal man”; derived from the Hebrew root ’ānash, often conveying…
4. Kenan
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Kenan (also rendered as Cainan; Hebrew: קֵינָן, Qēnān)• Meaning: Likely derived from the root qānāh meaning “to…
5. Mahalalel
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Mahalalel (Hebrew: מַהֲלַלְאֵל, Mahălal’ēl)• Meaning: “Praise of God” or “The Blessed God”; composed of mahalal (“praise”) and…
6. Jared
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jared (Hebrew: יָרֶד, Yāreḏ)• Meaning: “Descent” or “he shall come down,” from the root yārad, meaning “to…
7. Enoch
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Enoch (Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ, Ḥănōḵ)• Meaning: “Dedicated” or “initiated,” from the Hebrew root ḥānak, meaning “to train” or…
8. Methuselah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Methuselah (Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח, Mᵊṯûšélaḥ)• Meaning: Commonly interpreted as “Man of the dart” or “When he dies, it…
9. Lamech
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Lamech (Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ, Lemeḵ)• Meaning: Uncertain, though possibly related to “strong” or “lowly”; interpretations vary and may…
10. Noah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Noah (Hebrew: נֹחַ, Nōaḥ)• Meaning: “Rest” or “comfort,” from the Hebrew root nûaḥ, meaning “to rest” or…
11. Shem
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Shem (Hebrew: שֵׁם, Šēm)• Meaning: “Name” or “renown”; often interpreted as representing dignity, legacy, or identity—possibly linked…
12. Arphaxad
II. POST-FLOOD AND PATRIARCHAL LINEAGE: FROM SHEM TO ABRAHAM (Genesis 11:10–26; Luke 3) 1. Name and Meaning• Name: Arphaxad (Hebrew: אַרְפַּכְשַׁד,…
13. Shelah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Shelah (Hebrew: שֶׁלַח, Šélaḥ)• Meaning: Possibly “sent” or “extract,” from the root šālaḥ, meaning “to send”; may…
14. Eber
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Eber (Hebrew: עֵבֶר, ʿĒḇer)• Meaning: “Beyond” or “the other side,” from the root ʿābar meaning “to cross…
15. Peleg
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Peleg (Hebrew: פֶּלֶג, Péleḡ)• Meaning: “Division” or “split,” from the root pālag, meaning “to divide” or “separate”;…
16. Reu
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Reu (Hebrew: רְעוּ, Rᵊ‘û)• Meaning: Possibly “friend” or “shepherd,” from the root rā‘a, meaning “to tend,” “to…
17. Serug
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Serug (Hebrew: שְׂרוּג, Śᵊrûḡ)• Meaning: Possibly “branch” or “shoot”; some scholars link it to the idea of…
18. Nahor
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר, Nāḥôr)• Meaning: Possibly “snorting” or “panting,” though the exact meaning is debated; the name…
19. Terah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Terah (Hebrew: תֶּרַח, Téraḥ)• Meaning: Possibly “station,” “delay,” or “wanderer”; the name may reflect a life of…
20. Abraham (Abram)
III. ABRAHAM TO ISRAEL (JACOB) 1. Name and Meaning• Name: Abraham (originally Abram) (Hebrew: אַבְרָם / אַבְרָהָם, ’Avrām / ’Avrāhām)• Meaning: Abram…
21. Isaac
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Isaac (Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Yiṣḥāq)• Meaning: “He laughs” or “laughter,” reflecting the joyful and miraculous nature of his…
22. Jacob (Israel)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jacob (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Yaʿăqōḇ); renamed Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל, Yiśrāʾēl)• Meaning: Jacob means “heel-grabber” or “supplanter”; Israel means “he…
23. Judah
III. PATRIARCHAL AND TRIBAL LINEAGE: FROM JUDAH TO DAVID (Ruth 4:18–22; Matthew 1:2–6) 1. Name and Meaning• Name: Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה,…
24. Perez
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Perez (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ, Péreṣ)• Meaning: “Breach” or “breaking through,” from the Hebrew root pāraṣ, meaning “to burst…
25. Hezron
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Hezron (Hebrew: חֶצְרוֹן, Ḥeṣrôn)• Meaning: “Enclosed” or “surrounded by a wall”; from the root ḥāṣar, meaning “to…
26. Ram
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Ram (Hebrew: רָם, Rām)• Meaning: “Exalted” or “high,” from the Hebrew root rûm, meaning “to rise” or…
27. Amminadab
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Amminadab (Hebrew: עַמִּינָדָב, ʿAmmînāḏāḇ)• Meaning: “My kinsman is noble” or “people of the prince”; from ʿam (“people”)…
28. Nahshon
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Nahshon (Hebrew: נַחְשׁוֹן, Naḥšôn)• Meaning: “Enchanter” or possibly “serpent,” though often interpreted as “leader” or “forecaster”; derived…
29. Salmon
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Salmon (Hebrew: שַׂלְמוֹן, Salmôn)• Meaning: Possibly “clothed” or “peaceable,” related to the Hebrew root shālôm meaning “peace”…
30. Boaz
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Boaz (Hebrew: בֹּעַז, Boʿaz)• Meaning: “In him is strength” or “by strength”; likely reflects character strength or…
31. Obed
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Obed (Hebrew: עוֹבֵד, ʿÔḇēḏ)• Meaning: “Servant” or “worshipper,” from the Hebrew root ʿāḇaḏ, meaning “to serve” or…
32. Jesse
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jesse (Hebrew: יִשַׁי, Yišay)• Meaning: “Gift” or “God exists”; possibly related to yēsh (meaning “there is”) or…
33. David
1. Name and Meaning• Name: David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, Dāwîḏ)• Meaning: “Beloved” or “darling,” from the Hebrew root dôḏ, meaning “to love” or…
34. Solomon
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Solomon (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה, Šĕlōmōh)• Meaning: “Peaceful,” from the Hebrew root shālôm meaning “peace” or “wholeness”• Alternate Name: Jedidiah…
35. Rehoboam
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Rehoboam (Hebrew: רְחַבְעָם, Rəḥaḇʿām)• Meaning: “He enlarges the people” or “the people are enlarged”; possibly signifies aspiration…
36. Abijah (Abijam)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Abijah (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּה, ʾAḇiyyāh) or Abijam (אֲבִיָּם, ʾAḇiyyām)• Meaning: “My father is Yahweh” (Abijah) or “Father of…
37. Asa
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Asa (Hebrew: אָסָא, ʾĀsāʾ)• Meaning: “Healer” or “physician,” possibly implying restoration or renewal 2. Genealogical Placement and…
38. Jehoshaphat
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jehoshaphat (Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Yəhôšāphāṭ)• Meaning: “The Lord judges” or “Yahweh has judged”; reflects divine justice and royal…
39. Joram (Jehoram)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Joram or Jehoram (Hebrew: יְהוֹרָם, Yəhôrām)• Meaning: “The Lord is exalted” or “Yahweh is high,” expressing divine…
40. Uzziah (Azariah)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Uzziah (Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּה, ʿUzzîyāh) or Azariah (עֲזַרְיָה, ʿAzaryāh)• Meaning: Uzziah – “My strength is Yahweh”; Azariah –…
41. Jotham
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jotham (Hebrew: יוֹתָם, Yôtām)• Meaning: “The Lord is perfect” or “Yahweh is upright,” reflecting divine righteousness and…
42. Ahaz
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Ahaz (Hebrew: אָחָז, ʾĀḥāz)• Meaning: “He has grasped” or “he has seized,” possibly referring to political ambition…
43. Hezekiah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Hezekiah (Hebrew: חִזְקִיָּה, Ḥizqîyāh) or Hezekiah (Yahweh strengthens)• Meaning: “The Lord strengthens” or “Yahweh is my strength”;…
44. Manasseh
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Manasseh (Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה, Mənaššeh)• Meaning: “Causing to forget” or “one who forgets,” referring to Joseph’s words in…
45. Amon
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Amon (Hebrew: אָמוֹן, ʾĀmôn)• Meaning: Possibly “faithful,” “trustworthy,” or derived from the Egyptian deity Amon/Amun—suggesting syncretistic cultural…
46. Josiah
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Josiah (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Yōʾšiyyāhû)• Meaning: “The Lord supports” or “Yahweh heals,” reflecting divine favour and restoration 2.…
47. Jeconiah (Jehoiachin / Coniah)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jeconiah (Hebrew: יְכָנְיָה, Yəḵānyāh) / Jehoiachin (יְהוֹיָכִין, Yəhôyāḵîn) / Coniah (כָּנְיָה, Konyāh)• Meaning: “The Lord establishes” (Jeconiah)…
48. Shealtiel
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Shealtiel (Hebrew: שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל, Šəʾaltîʾēl)• Meaning: “I have asked of God” or “God has requested”; the name reflects…
49. Zerubbabel
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Zerubbabel (Hebrew: זְרֻבָּבֶל, Zərubbāḇel)• Meaning: “Seed of Babylon” or “Begotten in Babylon,” reflecting his birth during the…
50. Abiud
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Abiud (Greek: Ἀβιούδ, Abioud; derived from Hebrew)• Meaning: “My father is majesty” or “father of glory,” possibly…
51. Eliakim
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Eliakim (Greek: Ἐλιακείμ, Eliakeim; Hebrew: אֶלְיָקִים, ʾElyāqîm)• Meaning: “God will raise up” or “God establishes,” expressing divine…
52. Azor
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Azor (Greek: Ἀζώρ, Azōr; likely from Hebrew root)• Meaning: Possibly derived from ʾāzar (אָזַר) meaning “helper” or…
53. Zadok
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Zadok (Greek: Ζαδώκ, Zadōk; Hebrew: צָדוֹק, Ṣādôq)• Meaning: “Righteous” or “just,” from the Hebrew root ṣādaq (to…
54. Achim
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Achim (Greek: Ἀχείμ, Acheim; likely derived from Hebrew)• Meaning: Possibly from ʾāḥîm (אחים), meaning “brothers” or “kinsmen,”…
55. Eliud
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Eliud (Greek: Ἐλιούδ, Elioud; derived from Hebrew elements)• Meaning: Likely means “God is majesty” or “God is…
56. Eleazar
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Eleazar (Greek: Ἐλεάζαρ, Eleazar; Hebrew: אֶלְעָזָר, ʾElʿāzār)• Meaning: “God has helped,” from El (God) and ʿāzār (to…
57. Matthan
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Matthan (Greek: Ματθάν, Matthan; related to Hebrew: מַתָּן, Mattān)• Meaning: “Gift” or “gift of God,” expressing divine…
58. Jacob
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jacob (Greek: Ἰακώβ, Iakōb; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, Yaʿăqōḇ)• Meaning: “He grasps the heel” or “supplanter,” originally given to…
59. Joseph (Husband of Mary)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Joseph (Greek: Ἰωσήφ, Iōsēph; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, Yôsēph)• Meaning: “May He (God) add/increase,” from yasaph, meaning to add…
60. Jesus (called Christ)
1. Name and Meaning• Name: Jesus (Greek: Ἰησοῦς, Iēsous; Hebrew/Aramaic: יֵשׁוּעַ, Yēshūaʿ)• Meaning: “The Lord is salvation” or “Yahweh saves,” derived from…
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