Bible Dictionary
Jared
Jared was the fourth antediluvian patriarch descended from Seth, the father of Enoch and an ancestor of Noah. He is called Jered in one passage in Chronicles.
Definition
Jared, or Jered, was the fourth antediluvian patriarch descended from Seth, the son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. Another Jared is probably a son of Ezra.
Biblical Usage
The patriarch Jared appears in the genealogical records from Seth to Noah and in Luke’s genealogy. The name is written Jered in one passage of Chronicles.
Historical Background
The name means “descent.” The supplied material notes a proposed connection between Jared and the name Irad, but does not establish the identification.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Descent. (1.) 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. (2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(descent), one of the antediluvian patriarchs, and further of Enoch (Genesis 5:15,16,18-20; Luke 3:37) In the lists of Chronicles the name is given in the Authorized Version Jered.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-red (yeredh, "descent"; pausal form, yaredh, in Ge 5:15; 1Ch 1:2, hence, English Versions of the Bible "Jared" for "Jered"; Iared): In Ge 5:15-20; 1Ch 1:2; Lu 3:37, son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. The King James Version has "Jered" in 1Ch 1:2.</p><p>The name is supposed by Budde to denote a degeneration of the human race, the first five generations being righteous, their successors not, except Enoch and Noah. The name has been identified with that of Irad (iradh), Ge 4:18. See Skinner, Gen, 117, 129, 131.</p>