Jared

Portrait of Jared

Jared was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, sixth in the line of Genesis 5. He lived 962 years - longer than all but his great-grandson Methuselah - and is remembered chiefly as the father of the man who 'walked with God.'

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Biography

Father
Mahalaleel
Era
Primeval / Patriarchal

Family

Parents
Mahalaleel
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Jared
Old Testament Genesis Genealogy

Did You Know?

1

Jared's name may mean 'descent' or 'one who descends,' possibly connected to traditions about the 'sons of God' in Genesis 6:2.

2

He was the father of Enoch, one of only two people in Scripture (with Elijah) said to have left earthly life without dying.

Key Chapters

Genesis 5 The Descendants of Adam 3 min read Jared's lifespan of 962 years is the second-longest recorded in Scripture, just ...

Key Passages

The Generations of Jared

Genesis 5:15-20

Jared's lifespan of 962 years is the second-longest recorded in Scripture, just short of his descendant Methuselah's 969.

A15nd Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. 18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

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