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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

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.

  • TerahOf Ur of the Chaldeans
    • Abraham SarahFather of the faithful (Gen 12)
      • IshmaelBorn of Hagar the servant
      • Isaac RebekahThe son of promise
        • EsauAncestor of Edom
        • Jacob Leah · RachelRenamed Israel (Gen 32)
          • JudahTribe of the Messiah’s line (Gen 49:10)
          • JosephSon of Rachel — governor of Egypt
          • Ten other sonsFathers of the twelve tribes
    • HaranFather of Lot
    • Nahor

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.

  • Amram JochebedOf the tribe of Levi (Exod 6:20)
    • MiriamThe prophetess who led the song at the Red Sea
    • AaronThe first high priest
      • EleazarThe second high priest
    • Moses ZipporahLeader of the exodus — succeeded by Joshua
      • Gershom and EliezerHis two sons born in Midian

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)

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
      • Martha
      • Mary of BethanyThe sister who sat at the Lord’s feet
      • LazarusThe brother raised from the dead
    • Witnesses who followed

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)