Genealogy chart from Adams’ Chart of History
Bible Genealogy
Gaps in Genesis Genealogies?
The evidence is strong that the Genesis genealogies are closed. God created Adam on Day Six, approximately 4,000 years before Christ. There does not seem to be any support for the notion that there are gaps in the Genesis genealogies.
Long Life in the Genealogies
Many people find it difficult to believe that Methuselah lived to be 969 years old. For 1,500 years after creation, men lived such long lives that most were either contemporaries of the first man Adam, or personally knew someone who was!
The Word “Begat” in the Genealogies
Because so many Christians and Christian leaders have accepted the secular dates for the origin of man and the universe, they must convince people that the Bible’s genealogical records do not present an unbroken line of chronology.
Articles About Bible Genealogy
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Jan. 3, 2025 from Answers in Depth
Responding to Hugh Ross’ Old-Earth Arguments
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March 5, 2021 from The New Answers Book 2
Exploring how Adam, Methuselah, and Noah in the book of Genesis really lived for centuries and biological/genetic reasons why humans no longer live that long.
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May 12, 2018 from Answers Magazine
A 6,000-year-old earth? When you look up the Bible references, the math’s not that hard!
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Food for ThoughtSept. 1, 2014 from Thinking Outside the Box
The Bible records some pretty astounding ages for the pre-Flood patriarchs.
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Semi-Technical In-Depth ArticleThe Amram QuestionOct. 9, 2013 from Answers in Depth
How could Moses and Aaron have so many relatives (about 8,600) when their father only had two sons and one daughter?
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Book ChapterAre There Gaps in the Genesis Genealogies?March 22, 2012 from Old-Earth Creationism on Trial
A common argument against young-earth creationism is that gaps exist in the genealogies listed in the fifth and tenth chapters of Genesis.
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Book ChapterGenerational Gaffe?Sept. 6, 2011 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 2
Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains why 1 Samuel 9:1 states that Kish (Saul’s father) was the son of Abiel, but 1 Chronicles states that Kish was the son of Ner.
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Book ChapterAre There Gaps in the Genesis Genealogies?April 8, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2
Most people believe the genealogies contain only dull details, but since “every word is given by inspiration of God” even these so-called dull passages contain vital truth that can be trusted.
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Book ChapterAn Extra Cainan?July 6, 2009 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 1
Does the genealogy in Luke 3:36 give an extra Cainan not found in similar genealogies, such as Genesis 11:12?
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Semi-Technical In-Depth ArticleDo the Genesis Genealogies Contain Gaps?June 20, 2007 from Answers in Depth
Despite attempts to add to the biblical account, Dr. Freeman shows that the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 do not contain gaps.
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The ‘Recolonisation Theory’—The Latest CompromiseMarch 7, 2006
In the last few years, another compromise of biblical truth has emerged, actually from within what might be termed the ‘Young Earth Creation’ movement. This compromise is the 'Recolonisation Theory.'
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