| Pronunciation | Erad |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Region of origin | Abrahamic monotheistic traditions. |
Irad (עִירָד, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.
Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version).
The lineage of Cain in Genesis 4:17-22 closely parallels the lineage of Cain's brother Seth found in Genesis 5:1-32.1 In terms of the Documentary hypothesis, the genealogy of Cain is attributed to the Jahwist source, while the genealogy of Seth is attributed to the Priestly source.1 The J list and P list contain seven pairs of similar names, and the "Irad" of the Jahwist source is parallel to the "Jared" of the Priestly source.1
Family Tree
| Adama | Evea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caina | Abelb | Sethc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enochd | Enose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iradf | Kenang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mehujaelf | Mahalalelh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Methushaelf | Jaredi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adahj | Lamechf | Zillahj | Enochk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaball | Jubalm | Tubal-Cainn | Naamahn | Methuselaho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamechp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noahq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shemr | Hamr | Japhethr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Genesis 4:1
- Genesis 4:2
- Genesis 4:25; 5:3
- Genesis 4:17
- Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
- Genesis 4:18
- Genesis 5:9–10
- Genesis 5:12–13
- Genesis 5:15–16
- Genesis 4:19
- Genesis 5:18–19
- Genesis 4:20
- Genesis 4:21
- Genesis 4:22
- Genesis 5:21–22
- Genesis 5:25–26
- Genesis 5:28–30
- Genesis 5:32
References
References
- Lawrence Boadt; Richard J. Clifford; Daniel J. Harrington (2012). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. Paulist Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-61643-670-4.