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 [a] Eve [a]
Cain [a] Abel [b] Seth [c]
Enoch [d] Enos [e]
Irad [f] Kenan [g]
Mehujael [f] Mahalalel [h]
Methushael [f] Jared [i]
Adah [j] Lamech [f] Zillah [j] Enoch [k]
Jabal [l] Jubal [m] Tubal-Cain [n] Naamah [n] Methuselah [o]
Lamech [p]
Noah [q]
Shem [r] Ham [r] Japheth [r]
  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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lawrence Boadt; Richard J. Clifford; Daniel J. Harrington (2012). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. Paulist Press. p. 109. ISBN   978-1-61643-670-4.


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