Bible Family Tree: From Adam to Jesus

Follow the line of promise through Scripture: from Adam to Noah, from Abraham to the twelve sons of Jacob, through the royal line of David to Jesus. Select any person to read their story.

The Genealogy from Adam to Jesus

Scroll sideways inside the tree to see every branch. Dashed boxes summarize generations listed in Scripture.

Adam
Spouse:Eve
- Cain
- Abel
- Seth
  - 7 generations
    Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah and Lamech (Genesis 5)
    - Noah
      - Shem
        8 generations
        Arphaxad to Nahor (Genesis 11)
        Terah
        Abraham
        Spouse:Sarah,Hagar
        Ishmael
        Isaac
        Spouse:Rebekah
        Esau
        Jacob
        Spouse:Leah,Rachel,Zilpah
        Reuben
        Simeon
        Levi
        1 generation
        Kohath (Exodus 6)
        Amram
        Spouse:Jochebed
        Miriam
        Aaron
        Moses
        Judah
        Spouse:Tamar
        Perez
        3 generations
        Hezron, Ram, Amminadab and Nahshon (Ruth 4)
        Salmon
        Spouse:Rahab
        Boaz
        Spouse:Ruth
        Obed
        Jesse
        David
        Spouse:Abigail,Bathsheba
        Absalom
        Nathan
        Solomon
        Spouse:Naamah
        Rehoboam
        11 generations
        The kings of Judah from Abijah to Amon (Matthew 1)
        Includes: Jehoshaphat, Manasseh
        Josiah
        Jehoiakim
        Jeconiah
        1 generation
        Shealtiel (Matthew 1)
        Zerubbabel
        9 generations
        Abiud to Jacob, the father of Joseph (Matthew 1)
        Saint Joseph
        Spouse:Mary
        Jesus
        Zedekiah
        Dan
        Naphtali
        Gad
        Asher
        Issachar
        Zebulun
        Joseph
        Benjamin
        Nahor
        Haran
      - Ham
      - Japheth

Relationships come from our biblical figures database and Scripture. Some generations are summarized, and Joseph is shown as the legal father of Jesus as in Matthew 1.

Biblical Timeline

The people of the Bible arranged by era, from creation to the early Church. Dates are approximate.

Patriarchs
Creation to c. 1700 BC
From Adam and Noah to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph in Egypt.
- Adam
- Eve
- Cain
- Noah
- Shem
- Ham
- Japheth
- Abraham
- Sarah
- Hagar
- Lot
- Ishmael
- Ephron
- Isaac
- Rebekah
- Esau
- Jacob
- Laban
- Leah
- Rachel
- Zilpah
- Reuben
- Simeon
- Levi
- Judah
- Tamar
- Joseph
- Benjamin
- Ephraim
Exodus & Conquest
c. 1500–1400 BC
Moses leads Israel out of Egypt; Joshua brings them into the Promised Land.
Judges
c. 1400–1050 BC
Judges such as Deborah, Gideon and Samson deliver Israel; the story of Ruth.
Kingdom
c. 1050–586 BC
Saul, David and Solomon reign; the kingdom divides and the prophets speak.
Exile
586–538 BC
Jerusalem falls and Judah is taken captive to Babylon.
Return
538–400 BC
The exiles return, rebuild the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem.
- Zerubbabel
- Ezra
Life of Jesus
c. 5 BC – AD 33
The birth, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus and His disciples.
Early Church
c. AD 33–100
The apostles spread the Gospel from Jerusalem to Rome.