Family
- Father: Mahalaleel (line of Seth)
- Children: Enoch (father of Methuselah)
In Genesis 5:15-20; 1 Chronicles 1:2; Luke 3:37, son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. The King James Version has "Jered" in 1 Chronicles 1:2.
The name is supposed by Budde to denote a degeneration of the human race, the first five generations being righteous, their successors not, except Enoch and Noah. The name has been identified with that of Irad (iradh), Genesis 4:18. See Skinner, Gen, 117, 129, 131.
Appears in
- Genesis 5 (MENTIONS)
- 1 Chronicles 1 (MENTIONS)
- Luke 3 (MENTIONS)