Irad

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This article is about the Biblical name. For other uses, see Irad (disambiguation).

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

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Depiction of Irad in the Nuremberg Chronicle

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. 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. Genesis 4:18
  7. Genesis 5:9–10
  8. Genesis 5:12–13
  9. Genesis 5:15–16
  10. Genesis 4:19
  11. Genesis 5:18–19
  12. Genesis 4:20
  13. Genesis 4:21
  14. Genesis 4:22
  15. Genesis 5:21–22
  16. Genesis 5:25–26
  17. Genesis 5:28–30
  18. Genesis 5:32

References

  1. [1]
    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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