Keraia
People

Jared

Jared was an ancestor of Noah and the father of Enoch, who walked with God.

The name Jared means “a ruling; commanding; coming down”

MaleEarly PatriarchOld & New Testaments3 books7 verses

Summary

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:15; referred to as Jared (יֶ֫רֶד) or Jared (Ἰάρεδ); a son of Mahalalel; father of Enoch; founder of Gedor.

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Jared Jered

Family members

Father

Mahalalel

Children

Enoch

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 5:15
    When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
  2. Genesis 5:16
    And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
  3. Genesis 5:18
    When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
  4. Genesis 5:19
    And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 5:20
    So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:2
    Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
  7. Luke 3:37
    …the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,