Category
Patriarchs
10 profiles in this category.
Adam
First human being associated with the fall of man
Adam is the first human being created by God, the husband of Eve, and the progenitor of the human race in the book of Genesis.
Enoch
A man taken by God without dying
The seventh patriarch from Adam who is recorded in the Book of Genesis as having 'walked with God' and being taken by God without experiencing death.
Enosh
The patriarch whose generation first began to call upon the name of the Lord
Enosh was the son of Seth and grandson of Adam, noted in Genesis for a pivotal era when humanity began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Jared
Second-longest-living person in the Bible at 962 years
Jared was a descendant of Seth and the father of Enoch, noted for his extraordinary lifespan of 962 years during the antediluvian period.
Kenan
Antediluvian patriarch of extreme longevity in Seth’s lineage
Kenan was a pre-Flood patriarch in the line of Seth, the son of Enosh and the great-grandson of Adam.
Lamech
Noah’s father who prophesied that his son would bring humanity comfort
Lamech was the son of Methuselah and the father of Noah, known for his prophecy regarding his son providing comfort from the cursed ground.
Mahalalel
Fifth patriarch in the line of Seth known for his 895-year lifespan
A patriarch of the antediluvian period and the fifth name in the genealogical line from Adam through Seth.
Noah
Patriarch and ark builder who survived the Great Flood and established the rainbow covenant
A righteous patriarch who built an ark to preserve humanity and animals from a divine global flood, becoming the second father of the human race.
Seth
Third son of Adam and Eve and ancestor of Noah
The third son of Adam and Eve, Seth was born after the death of Abel and became the ancestor of the line of the faithful leading to Noah.
Shem
Son of Noah who survived the Great Flood and became the ancestor of the Semitic nations
The eldest or middle son of Noah, an Ark survivor, and the foundational patriarch of the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites.