Genealogy of Adam to
Joseph
I think most people will probably skip over the Genealogy of Adam and not pay much attention to it. I on the other hand, about a year ago(2013) thought it would be interesting to follow this genealogy. At the time, my purpose was to put a date on the flood of Noah’s time. Since then, during my growing process of weaning myself off the milk and getting to the real meat of things:
1Co 3:2 I have fed you with milk and not with solid food, for you were not yet able to bear it; nor are you able even now.
Heb 5:12 For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.
Heb 5:13 For everyone partaking of milk is unskillful in the Word of Righteousness, for he is an infant.
Heb 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1Pe 2:2 desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;
I have come to learn why God was so specific in the dates and the names of the descendants of Seth. Up until the time of Noah, there is one pure blood line that will eventually lead to the promised seed of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is very important according to the purpose of God. We must look at it this way: God is holy, Therefore, in order for Jesus Christ to be Holy and without sin, there must be no deviation in the bloodline leading up to the Birth of Jesus. We see in this genealogical map that the seed of Adam is handed down from generation to generation. The following are my calculations, according to scripture, of the Genealogy from Adam to the flood. With the exception of Adam I use the abbreviation A.C. to stand for after creation, so as to help me in counting the years to Noah. It is through the seed of Jesus Christ only, that I will record the Genealogy of man in these writings. Cain and his descendants, as well as Shems brothers (Japheth and Ham) will not be recorded here. You can find the descendants of Ham, and Japheth in my genealogy chart of Noah to Jesus. And Cains descendants are recorded in my Genesis file.
Adam was born 0000 BTF (before the flood)
Genesis. 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years. And he died. Adam died in 0930 Ac, hence he lived 930 years. Gen 5:3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years and fathered a son in his own likeness, after his own image. And he called his name Seth. Gen 5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years. And he died. Seth was born in 0130 AC, he lived 912 years and died in the year 1042 AC. Gen 5:6 And Seth lived one hundred and five years and fathered Enos. Gen 5:11 And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years. And he died. Enosh was born in 0235 AC, he lived 905 years and died in 1140 AC. Gen 5:9 And Enosh lived ninety years and fathered Cainan. Gen 5:14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died. Cainan was born in 0325 AC, he lived 910 years and died in 1235 AC Gen 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years and fathered Mahalaleel. Gen 5:17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years. And he died. Mahalalel was born in 0395 AC, he lived 895 years and died in 1290 AC. Gen 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years and fathered Jared. Gen 5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years. And he died. Jared was born in 0460 AC, he lived 962 years and died in 1422 AC. Gen 5:18 And Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years and fathered Enoch. Gen 5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch was born in 622 AC, he lived 365 years and died in 987 AC. Gen 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years and fathered Methuselah. Gen 5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years. And he died. Methuselah was born in 687 AC, he lived 969 years and died in 1656 (the year of the flood), This would obviously mean that Methuselah knew of the coming flood and watched Noah build the ark, maybe even lent a hand as best6 he could. He also could have been a witness to the people of the land. According to god’s laws : It takes two witness’s to condemn someone to death, and God is not above His own laws. The law of God did not all the sudden come to being at the time of Moses, but it has always been and will forever be, In my opinion God had to wait until Methuselah’s death so as to spare him from the coming flood. Why did God not allow Methuselah to live thru the flood? Yet have him witness the beginning of the end? This is just a thought that came to mind when reading this verse. Gen 5:25 And Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years and fathered Lamech. Gen 5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years. And he died. Lamech was born in 0874 AC, he lived 777 years old and died in 1651 AC. Just as his father Methuselah, Lamech knew of the flood, and the beginning of the end. therefore he to could have helped Noah build the ark and also be another witness to the people of the coming doom due to their wickedness. Also another note about Lamech. He lived 777 years. The number 7 is a sign of perfection in the eyes of the Lord. Does this mean that Lamech lived a perfect life? Again another thought to ponder on. Gen 5:28 And Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years and fathered a son. Gen 5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed. Gen 9:29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years. And he died. Noah was born in 1056 AC, he lived 950 years and died in 2006 AC. Gen 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old. And Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Gen 11:11. And after he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived five hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters. Shem, was born in 1556 AC, he lived 500 years and died in 2056 AC. Gen 11:10. These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. Gen 11:12. Arphaxad lived thirty five years, and begot Salah. Gen 11:13. And after he fathered Salah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years. And he fathered sons and daughters. Arphaxad was born in 1658 AC two years after the flood. He lived 438 years and died in 2096 AC. Gen 11:12. Arphaxad lived thirty five years, and begot Salah. Gen 11:14. And Salah lived thirty years and fathered Eber. Gen 11:15. After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. Salah was born in 1693 AC. Salah lived 433 years and died in 2126 AC. Gen 11:14. Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. Gen 11:16. And Eber lived thirty-four years and fathered Peleg. Gen 11:17. After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. Eber was born in 1723 AC. Eber lived 464 years and died in 2187 AC. Gen 11:16. Eber lived thirty four years, and begot Peleg. Gen 11:18. Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. Gen 11:19. After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. Peleg was born in 1757 AC. Peleg lived 239 years and died in 2026 AC. Gen 11:18. Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. Gen 11:20. Reu lived thirty two years, and begot Serug. Gen 11:21. After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. Reu was born in 1787 AC. Reu lived 239 years and died in 2026 AC. Gen 11:20. Reu lived thirty two years, and begot Serug. Gen 11:22. Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. Gen 11:23. After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. Serug was born in 1819 AC. Serug lived 230 years and died in 2049 AC. Gen: 11:22. Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. Gen 11:24. Nahor lived twenty nine years, and begot Terah. Gen 11:25. After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. Nahor was born in 1849 AC. Nahor lived 148 years and died in 1997 AC. Gen 11:24. Nahor lived twenty nine years, and begot Terah. Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. Gen 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years. And Terah died in Haran. Terah was born in 1878 AC. Terah lived 205 years and died in2083 AC. Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. Gen 25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years. Abraham was born in 1948 AC. He lived 175 years and died in 2123 AC. Jacob and his brother Esau were 15 years old when Abraham died. And Isaac was 75 years old. Gen 25:26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.27:36: Hos. 12:3; Mal.1:2,3) Gen 17:17. Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Gen 23:1. And Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. Sarah was born in the 1958 AC. She lived 127 years and died in 2085 AC. Sarah is the only woman in the bible where it is recorded when she was born and when she died. She was that special to God. To list her amongst the seed of His creation, along with all the men whose seed can be traced all the way down to Jesus Christ. Sarah was a very special and blessed woman. Gen 21:5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 12:4; 17:1, 17 Gen 35:28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. Isaac was born in 2048 AC. He lived 180 years and died in 2228 AC. Both Esau and Jacob were 120 years of age at the death of their father Isaac. Gen 25:26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. 27:36: Hos. 12:3; Mal.1:2,3 Gen 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacobs life was one hundred and forty seven years. Vs. 8, 9 Jacob was born in 2108 AC (Gen. 25:26), He lived 147 years and died in 2255 AC. Jacob entered into Egypt when he was 130 years old: (Gen 47:9), And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before the Pharaoh and interpreted his dreams And stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Gen 41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. The seven years of plenty have passed and now there has been two years of famine when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and calls his father Jacob to Egypt. This would put Joseph at thirty nine years of age Gen 45:6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land, and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. Gen 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. Gen 45:8 And now you did not send me here, but God. And He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt. Gen 45:9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, So says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me, do not wait. Jacob was born in the year 2108 Ac, which means he arrived in Egypt in the year 2238 AC. Gen 47:9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and I have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. Since Joseph was thirty nine When Jacob entered Egypt this would mean that Joseph was born in the year 2199 when Jacob was ninety one years of age. In Gen. 38:1 we are told, “at that time” (meaning at the time Joseph was sold into slavery), Judah went into Adullam and met a Canaanite woman whose father was a friend of Judah named Shuah and he married her. Judah had three sons with this woman; Er, Onan, and Shelah. In my opinion this would mean that Er was born at the time Joseph was 17 years of age, maybe 18 (meaning Er was born in the year 2216 or 2218), as far as the genealogy of Judah goes, when it comes to the prophesied seed in which all nations of the earth will be blessed, These three sons of this woman will have no part in that. For God killed the first born Er because of his wicked ways (Gen. 38:7), Then Judah’s second son Onan would not fulfill God’s law when it came to given his seed to the wife of Er. He spilled it on the ground and God slew him (Gen. 38: 9, 10). Another side note here. We see in this that the laws of God were well in effect way before the Hebrews were reminded of them on Mt. Sinai. Now Er’s wife, Tamar, was childless, and according to the law of God, Judah’s last son was the only one left and so it was up to Shelah (Judah s last son), to conceive a child with Tamar so that she could carry on the family name and pass down the land blessings to the child. But Shelah was too young at the time so Judah told her to wait at her own fathers house until he was of age. But Judah forgot about her, and years have gone by now and Judah’s wife (whose name is never given in the bible), the daughter of his friend Shuah dies. Now Tammar has been waiting for years to no avail. So she heard that Judah was going to be in a certain town, and so she sets up herself to be a harlot to trick Judah into sleeping with her, and he does, so she ends up having twins; Zarah and Pharez. It is thru Pharez that his seed will be the one God has chosen to pass down to the promised seed in which all nations of the earth will be blessed. And so it is thru these events in which I must determine the date of Pharez’s birth so as to keep my genealogy tree going to Jesus Christ. When Tamar reveals to Judah that it was he who she played the harlot with, He acknowledges that she was more righteous than him because he had forgotten to give her his youngest son to her (According to the law of God), This timeline listing of the genealogy from Adam to Joseph follows the seed of Adam to eventually Jesus Christ our Lord. However in order to follow this timeline when it comes to Judah we have to first determine the birth of Joseph because there is more information on his age at different times of his life as opposed to Judah. This is why I included Joseph, and put him before Judah. As I reason this out, you (the reader) will see the importance of why I did it this way. Now let me turn my attention to Judah whom through his seed, all nations of the earth would be blessed, and his son Perez (also known as Pharez), since I have already proven that Joseph was born in the year 2199, I can now show how I came to the determination of Judah’s birth. We must go back to When Jacob was in Syria, and the statements he makes in Genesis chapter thirty: Joseph is born And Jacob goes to Laban the Syrian and says the following: “Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go. For you know my service which I have done you.(Gen.30:6), Meaning that he has fulfilled his fourteen years of service to Laban the Syrian. Seven years Jacob served Laban the Syrian so as to marry his daughter Rachel (The wife he loved the most), only to be deceived by his father in law and having to marry Leah first. Then he had to serve Laban the Syrian another seven years for his daughter Rachel, But Jacob didn’t have to wait seven years to marry Rachel, only a week according to most scholars, and even the church I attend ascribes to this theory. So according to Genesis chapter 30:6 Jacob married both Leah and Rachel the first seven years of service to Laban the Syrian. Gen 29:20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him a few days, for the love he had for her. Gen 29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, so that I may go in to her. Gen 29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. Gen 29:23 And it happened in the evening, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him. And he went in to her. Gen 29:24 And Laban gave Zilpah his slave woman to his daughter Leah for a handmaid. Gen 29:25 And it happened in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me? Gen 29:26 And Laban said, It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Gen 29:27 Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you shall serve with me still another seven years. Gen 29:28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. Gen 29:29 And Laban gave Bilhah his slave woman to his daughter Rachel, to be her handmaid. Gen 29:30 And he also went in to Rachel. He also loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him still seven more years. Jacob had all his sons during the last seven years of service to his father in law. To support this I also want to reference one more chapter: Genesis chapter thirty one Jacob basically flees Laban the Syrian, sidebar: The reason I keep describing Laban as “Laban the Syrian” is because this is how scriptures portrays him three times during this time period, and once more he is described as “Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian” in chapter twenty eight. So God makes a point of letting us know who Laban is, and where he comes from, so I will stick with the word of God. OK now back to Genesis chapter thirty one, Jacob is fleeing his father in law, and When Laban the Syrian catches up to him Jacob makes the following statement: I was with you these twenty years. Your ewes and she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flock I have not eaten. (Gen 31:38) Gen 31:41 And I have been twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six for your flocks. And you have changed my wages ten times. Since Jacob did not marry his wives Leah and Rachel until after his first seven years of service, and he wanted to leave after Joseph was born, but was persuaded to stay for another six years. Gen 30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. Gen 30:23 And she conceived and bore a son, and she said, God has taken away my reproach. Gen 30:24 And she called his name Joseph. And she said, May Jehovah add another son to me. Gen 30:25 And when Rachel had borne Joseph, it happened that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away so that I may go into my own place and to my country. Gen 30:26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go. For you know my service which I have done you. Gen 31:41 And I have been twenty years in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six for your flocks. And you have changed my wages ten times.
So we put all these verses together and we can pin down to a year or two as to the birth year of Judah; as we have seen from my above writings that All the sons of Jacob were born in a seven year time span. Leah gave birth to Reuben, Simeon, Levi and then Judah, before any other sons of Jacob were born. This means that they were born at least a year apart from each other, Joseph was the eleventh son born, and Judah was the fourth born.
So Judah had to be born between the years 2193-2196 AC. This makes Judah at the most 6 years older than Joseph, and maybe only three years older.
Joseph was born Approximately in the year 2199 AC (After creation), Jacob had all his sons born within a seven year time span except for Benjamin.
Joseph lived to one hundred and ten years old (Gen. 50: 26). this would put Josephs death in the year 2309, give or take 3 years.
I have created a family tree of the sons Noah in a separate
file. This file goes all the way through to the twelve tribes of
Israel.