Genealogy of the Bible

Table of Contents

Various genealogies from one master database.

• Genealogy of Jesus - 75th generation from Adam per Luke's genealogy.
• Adam's Family Tree - The father of us all.
• Genealogy of King David - Prominent figure in Israel's history.
• Noah's Family Tree - Everyone comes from Adam and Noah.
• Name Index - Look up everyone who is in the major genealogy of the Bible. Almost 500 names.
• Download GEDCOM file (219146 bytes) - This is the standard Genealogy exchange file which works with most programs. One such free program is genopro. There are others.

About this database

I created this database because I could find nothing like it on the Internet when I searched in Dec 2003. This task has become manageable in recent years due to the proliferation of genealogical software and the standardization of data exchange through GEDCOM files. This allows anyone to share the same database. This page was generated using the Latter Day Saint (Mormon) software program called Personal Ancestry File (PAF) which I used because it was free. There are other free programs out there that may be as good. This is not a recommendation for the LDS software or especially for the LDS church.

What I really would like is a complete database of every name in the Bible with the genealogy as stated.

The assumption is made that the Bible can be read like a modern historical document or genealogy. At points this is clearly not the case. For example, there are many places in the Bible which refer to a person as the son of another person when in fact another genealogy shows that the person is the grandson, not the son. Also, there are differences between the Septuagint (LXX) and Masoretic Text (MT) of the Hebrew Bible. These are included as notes wherever possible or practical.

It is incomplete. It is also based on assumptions at points were the text is not obvious or clear. The genealogy of Luke is included as well as the genealogy of Genesis. Part of 1 Chronicles and Ruth are also included.

The King James Version was used as it is widely available and commonly accepted. I have tried to include in the notes at least some of the major references in the family trees (the begats).

Send any e-mail to: doug@douglasgilliland.com

Feel free to change it as you see fit. Please don't send email with -

• Corrections such as spelling disagreements. I used the KJV because it was easy to use. Newer translations may or may not be better at pronouncation. Who really knows?
• Also, there may be some disputable points in the genealogy such as someone being a grandfather rather than a father. Unless it is really important, please don't send it.
• Please don't write with exact dates or Bishop Ussher's chronology. I am not interested in the timing unless it links to some historical event that is dated. There are as many Biblical chronologies as there are people who have generated them. I wanted to avoid being yet another one. For a good article on dating the last of the Kings of Israel, read this page.

But, please do send me email if -

• If you do a major update to this database please send me a copy to share with everyone else.
• Also, is you see that I have someone twice and you can show that their should be in the database once, please let me know and I will update the database.

Copyright 2003 - Douglas Gilliland - All Rights Reserved

This web site produced 9 Dec 2003.