Irad

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Irad
PronunciationErad
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Region of originAbrahamic monotheistic traditions.
Depiction of Irad in the Nuremberg Chronicle Irad Yrath filius Enoch (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-8-3.jpg
Depiction of Irad in the Nuremberg Chronicle

Irad (עִירָד, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.

Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version).

The lineage of Cain in Genesis 4:17-22 closely parallels the lineage of Cain's brother Seth found in Genesis 5:1-32. [1] In terms of the Documentary hypothesis, the genealogy of Cain is attributed to the Jahwist source, while the genealogy of Seth is attributed to the Priestly source. [1] The J list and P list contain seven pairs of similar names, and the "Irad" of the Jahwist source is parallel to the "Jared" of the Priestly source. [1]

Family Tree

Adam [lower-alpha 1] Eve [lower-alpha 1]
Cain [lower-alpha 1] Abel [lower-alpha 2] Seth [lower-alpha 3]
Enoch [lower-alpha 4] Enos [lower-alpha 5]
Irad [lower-alpha 6] Kenan [lower-alpha 7]
Mehujael [lower-alpha 6] Mahalalel [lower-alpha 8]
Methushael [lower-alpha 6] Jared [lower-alpha 9]
Adah [lower-alpha 10] Lamech [lower-alpha 6] Zillah [lower-alpha 10] Enoch [lower-alpha 11]
Jabal [lower-alpha 12] Jubal [lower-alpha 13] Tubal-Cain [lower-alpha 14] Naamah [lower-alpha 14] Methuselah [lower-alpha 15]
Lamech [lower-alpha 16]
Noah [lower-alpha 17]
Shem [lower-alpha 18] Ham [lower-alpha 18] Japheth [lower-alpha 18]
  1. 1 2 3 Genesis 4:1
  2. Genesis 4:2
  3. Genesis 4:25; 5:3
  4. Genesis 4:17
  5. Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
  6. 1 2 3 4 Genesis 4:18
  7. Genesis 5:9–10
  8. Genesis 5:12–13
  9. Genesis 5:15–16
  10. 1 2 Genesis 4:19
  11. Genesis 5:18–19
  12. Genesis 4:20
  13. Genesis 4:21
  14. 1 2 Genesis 4:22
  15. Genesis 5:21–22
  16. Genesis 5:25–26
  17. Genesis 5:28–30
  18. 1 2 3 Genesis 5:32

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