Jared

Also called Jered

3543–2581 BC, 962 years traditional (Jones)

The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father: Mahalaleel
Child: Enoch
Tagged in: 7 verses

The 6th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
Born in the era of Creation to the Flood, 4004–2349 BC.
Alive at the same time as Cainan for 775 years, Methuselah for 735 years, Enos for 680 years, Seth for 582 years, Lamech for 548 years, Adam for 470 years, and Noah for 366 years.
Named in the same verses as Mahalaleel, Enoch, Cainan, and Methuselah.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children; a button shows the grandchildren. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Stories

4 events in which Jared takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

3543 BCBirth of JaredGen 5:15
3543 BCLifetime of JaredGen 5:18-20
3381 BCBirth of EnochGen 5:18
2581 BCDeath of JaredGen 5:20

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 3783–2341 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around this life, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

7 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.

Genesis5
1 Chronicles1
Luke1

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Jared 7Jered 1
KJV	Jared 6Jered 2
ASV	Jared 7Jered 1

Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis5 verses

5:15
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
5:16
And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:18
When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
5:19
And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5:20
So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.

1 Chronicles1 verse

1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Luke1 verse

3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.