Bible Learning
Bible family tree & relationships
The people of the Bible are not scattered names but one connected story. From the godly line of Adam to Noah, through the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to the line of the Messiah running from Ruth through David to Jesus Christ — tap any name to read that character’s life in detail.
From Creation to the Flood — the Line of Seth
The godly line recorded in Genesis 5, from Adam to Noah. The history of salvation runs not through Cain but through the line of Seth.
- Adam and Eve
- CainKilled his brother Abel and went away (Gen 4)
- AbelThe first martyr of faith (Heb 11:4)
- SethStart of the godly line
- NoahTenth from Adam — saved through the ark
- ShemAncestor of Abraham and the Messiah’s line
- Ham
- Japheth
- NoahTenth from Adam — saved through the ark
The Patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
From Terah’s family leaving Ur of the Chaldeans to the twelve tribes — how God’s covenant runs through one family.
Moses and the House of Levi
The three children of Amram and Jochebed of Levi — Miriam, Aaron, and Moses — one family that led the exodus and the wilderness journey. Leadership passed not by blood but by calling, from Moses to Joshua.
The House of David — the Line of the Messiah
The genealogy that runs from Ruth the Moabitess through David to Jesus Christ (Matt 1). Neither a Gentile woman nor a failed royal house was excluded from the line of grace.
- Boaz⚭ RuthThe kinsman-redeemer (Ruth 4)
- Obed
- JesseOf Bethlehem
- David⚭ BathshebaKing of Israel — receiver of the covenant (2 Sam 7)
- SolomonThe king who built the temple
- RehoboamThe kingdom divided — followed by the kings of Judah
- The kings of Judah (the genealogy of Matthew 1)Hezekiah, Josiah … to the Babylonian exile
- Joseph⚭ MarySon of David, husband of Mary
- Jesus Christ"Descended from David according to the flesh" (Rom 1:3)
- Joseph⚭ MarySon of David, husband of Mary
- The kings of Judah (the genealogy of Matthew 1)Hezekiah, Josiah … to the Babylonian exile
- RehoboamThe kingdom divided — followed by the kings of Judah
- SolomonThe king who built the temple
- David⚭ BathshebaKing of Israel — receiver of the covenant (2 Sam 7)
- JesseOf Bethlehem
- Obed
The People around Jesus — a New Testament Network
Family and relatives, the twelve disciples, the siblings of Bethany — how the people of the Gospels connect to Jesus, at a glance.
- Jesus Christ
- Earthly family and relatives
- MaryHis mother
- JosephEarthly (foster) father
- John the BaptistThe forerunner — his mother Elizabeth was Mary’s relative
- Among the twelve disciples
- PeterBrother of Andrew — leading disciple
- AndrewBrought his brother Peter
- John the ApostleBrother of James — the disciple whom Jesus loved
- MatthewFrom tax collector to disciple
- ThomasTouched the risen Lord and confessed
- Judas IscariotThe disciple who betrayed him
- The siblings of Bethany
- Witnesses who followed
- Mary MagdaleneFirst witness of the resurrection
- NicodemusThe Sanhedrin member who came by night
- ZacchaeusThe chief tax collector who repented
- Earthly family and relatives
Paul and His Co-workers — the Early Church Mission Network
Around Paul, the persecutor turned apostle — the network of co-workers through whom the gospel spread to the Gentile world.
- PaulThe persecutor who approved of Stephen’s martyrdom before his conversion (Acts 8:1)
- BarnabasIntroduced him to the apostles and shared the first missionary journey
- John MarkBarnabas’ cousin — writer of the second Gospel
- SilasCo-worker on the second journey
- TimothyHis son in the faith — recipient of two epistles
- LukeThe physician who traveled with him — wrote Luke and Acts
- PeterThe right hand of fellowship for the Gentile mission (Gal 2:9)