What does "Generation" mean in the Bible?
Generation "has three secondary meanings in the A.V.: 1. A genealogical register, as Gen 5:1. Generation appears in 46 verses across 13 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Generation?
GENERA'TION, or GENERA'TIONS, "has three secondary meanings in the A.V.: 1. A genealogical register, as Gen 5:1. 2. A family history, Gen 6:9; Gen 25:1, since early history among the Orientals is drawn so much from genealogical registers. 3. A history of the origin of things as well as persons — e.g. of the earth." — Smith.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Generation?
Where does Generation appear in the Bible?
Generation is referenced in 46 verses across 13 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 1:35
- Deuteronomy 23:2
- Deuteronomy 23:3
- Deuteronomy 23:8
- Deuteronomy 29:22
- Deuteronomy 32:5
- Deuteronomy 32:20
- Esther 9:28
- Exodus 1:6
- Exodus 17:16
- Genesis 6:9
- Genesis 7:1
- Genesis 15:16
- Genesis 17:12
- Isaiah 13:20
- Isaiah 34:10
- Isaiah 34:17
- Judges 2:10
- Jeremiah 2:31
- Jeremiah 7:29
- Jeremiah 50:39
- Job 42:16
- Joel 1:3
- Joel 3:20
Showing the first 24 of 46.
Open all 46 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Generation.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Generation?
Generation appears in 46 verses across 13 books, most often in Psalms, which accounts for 15 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Generation?
Psalms, Deuteronomy, Proverbs, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Exodus, Joel, and 5 more.
Where can I read every verse about Generation?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 46, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
