Jared, son of Mahalaleel
The name Jared means “a ruling; commanding; coming down.” Jared is mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 5:15. Also called Jered.
Family of Jared
Father
Children
Who was Jared?
Descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2.
(2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Jared
- Genesis 5:15
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
- Genesis 5:18
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
- Genesis 5:19
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:20
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
- Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Timeline of Jared's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3543 BC | Birth of Jared |
| 3543 BC | Lifetime of Jared |
| 3381 BC | Birth of Enoch |
| 2581 BC | Death of Jared |