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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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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Aug. 2, 2017 from Answers Research Journal
The strong likelihood is that the primeval chronology of the Septuagint reflects most of the numbers that Moses originally recorded in Genesis 5 and 11.
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Oct. 19, 2016 from Answers Research Journal
The lifespans of Old Testament people born after the Flood reveal a numerical pattern known as an exponential decay curve.
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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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Feedback ArticleMethuselah: When Did He Die?July 30, 2010 from Feedback
Did Methuselah live through the Flood or die along with all those outside the Ark? Bodie Hodge, AiG–U.S., explores what the Genesis record shows.
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Book ChapterDid People Like Adam and Noah Really Live Over 900 Years of Age?May 27, 2010 from The New Answers Book 2
The Bible teaches that the early patriarchs often lived to be nearly 1,000 years old and even had children when they were several hundred years old!
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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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Book ChapterWhat’s in a Father’s Name?March 2, 2009 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 1
Why does Joseph (Jesus’s supposed father) have two different fathers listed in Matthew 1:16 and Luke 3:23?
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Book ChapterProblems with Basic Math?Feb. 16, 2009 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 1
Was Matthew incapable of basic math in his genealogy?
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Book ChapterTwo Ages at OnceDec. 15, 2008 from Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions: Volume 1
How could Ahaziah be both 22 years old and 42 years old when he started to reign?
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Feedback ArticleCan We Trust the Genealogies in Genesis?Oct. 26, 2007 from Feedback
Are the genealogies in Genesis trustworthy enough to build an accurate chronology?
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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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