Quotes About Generations

When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.

When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

All these are the clans of Noahís sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

This is the account of Abrahamís son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

And Isaac lived 180 years.

And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israelís left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israelís right hand—and brought them close to him.

But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ëMay God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.í” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

He saw Ephraimís sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Josephís knees.

God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ëThe LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.í This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”