The Book of the Generations · One Tree, No One Drawn Twice
From Adam to the Christ
A single nested family tree. Each person appears once: the descent line from their parents lands on their card, their spouse joins sideways by a marriage bar (⚭), and their children drop from that union — so the tree grows wider where families grow, instead of repeating anyone. Explicit Unknown cards stand wherever Scripture leaves someone unnamed.
Names, quotations & references follow the English Standard Version (ESV); every card was checked against the ESV text.
line of promisenamed siblingspouse (joined by ⚭)unnamed in Scripture
↔ ↕ scroll — the tree is one connected structure, about forty generations tall
Era I · Adam to NoahAdam“man / ground”The First ManGen 2:20; 5:1First humanity
Eve“mother of all living”Wife of AdamGen 3:20
CainGen 4:1firstborn; not the line
AbelGen 4:2killed by Cain (Gen 4:8)
Seth“appointed”The Appointed SeedGen 4:25; 5:3Sethite line
Unknownwife not named
Enosh“mortal man”Gen 4:26; 5:6
Unknownwife not named
Kenan“possession”Gen 5:9
Unknownwife not named
Mahalalel“praise of God”Gen 5:12
Unknownwife not named
Jared“descent”Gen 5:15
Unknownwife not named
Enoch“dedicated”Walked with God (Gen 5:24)Gen 5:18
Unknownwife not named
Methuselah“his death shall bring”Gen 5:21
Unknownwife not named
Lamech“lament”Gen 5:25
Unknownwife not named
Noah“rest / relief”The Righteous RemnantGen 5:29, 32Sethite line
UnknownNoah’s wife not named (Gen 7:7)
Era I·b · Shem to TerahShem“name”Gen 5:32; 11:10
Unknownwife not named
ArpachshadGen 10:22; 11:10–12
Unknownwife not named
ShelahGen 11:12–14
Unknownwife not named
Eberroot of “Hebrew”Gen 11:14–16
Unknownwife not named
Peleg“division”Gen 10:25; 11:16–18
Unknownwife not named
ReuGen 11:18–20
Unknownwife not named
SerugGen 11:20–22
Unknownwife not named
NahorGen 11:22–24
Unknownwife not named
TerahFather of AbramGen 11:24–26Hebrew line · Ur
Unknownwives not named — Sarah was “the daughter of my father, not of my mother” (Gen 20:12)
Era II · The PatriarchsAbraham“father of a multitude”Father of the FaithfulGen 11:26; 17:5Hebrew (Gen 14:13)
HagarEgyptian; Sarah’s servant (Gen 16:3)
Sarah“princess”wife & half-sister (Gen 20:12)Gen 11:29; 17:15also Terah’s daughter — “daughter of my father, not of my mother” (Gen 20:12)
Keturahtaken after SarahGen 25:1
IshmaelGen 16:15by Hagar; father of the Ishmaelites (Gen 25:12)
Isaac“he laughs”The Child of PromiseGen 21:3Hebrew patriarch
Rebekahdau. of Bethuel (Gen 24:15)Gen 24:15, 67Aramean of Paddan-aram (Gen 25:20)
EsauGen 25:25twin; father of Edom
Jacob / Israel“supplanter” → “strives with God”Father of the TribesGen 25:26; 32:28Israel
LeahGen 29:23
ZilpahLeah’s servantGen 30:9
BilhahRachel’s servantGen 30:4
RachelGen 29:28
ReubenGen 29:32by Leah · firstborn
SimeonGen 29:33by Leah
LeviGen 29:34by Leah · priestly tribe
Era III · The Twelve & the ScepterJudah“praise”Bearer of the ScepterGen 29:35Tribe of Judah
Shua’s daughterCanaanite; personal name not given (Gen 38:2, 12)
TamarMother of Perez & ZerahGen 38:6, 29origin not stated
ErGen 38:3by Shua’s daughter; died (38:7)
OnanGen 38:4by Shua’s daughter; died (38:10)
ShelahGen 38:5by Shua’s daughter
Perez“breach”Head of the Royal ClanGen 38:29; Ruth 4:18Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named
HezronSon of PerezRuth 4:18–19; Gen 46:12Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named here
RamSon of HezronRuth 4:19Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named
AmminadabSon of RamRuth 4:19–20Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named
Era IV · Judah to DavidNahshonChief of Judah in the wildernessRuth 4:20; Num 1:7Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named
SalmonFather of BoazRuth 4:20–21Tribe of Judah
Rahabmother of Boaz (Mt 1:5)Josh 6:25; Mt 1:5Canaanite of Jericho
Boaz“in him is strength”The Kinsman-RedeemerRuth 2:1; 4:21Tribe of Judah
RuthWife of BoazRuth 1:4; 4:13Moabite (Ruth 1:4)
Obed“servant”Grandfather of DavidRuth 4:17, 21–22Tribe of Judah
Unknownwife not named
JesseFather of DavidRuth 4:22; 1 Sam 16:1Tribe of Judah · Bethlehem
Unknownwife not named
David“beloved”The Shepherd-KingRuth 4:22; 1 Sam 16:13House of David
Bathsheba“wife of Uriah”; dau. of Eliam2 Sam 11:3; 12:24wife of Uriah the Hittite
Era V · Kings of JudahSolomon“peace”The Temple-Builder2 Sam 12:24; Mt 1:6House of David
Naamahmother of Rehoboam1 Kgs 14:21Ammonite (1 Kgs 14:21)
RehoboamKing of JudahMt 1:7House of David
AbijahKing of JudahMt 1:7House of David
Asaph (Asa)King · ESV “Asaph”Mt 1:7House of David
JehoshaphatKing of JudahMt 1:8House of David
JoramKing of Judah · (Jehoram)Mt 1:8House of David
Matthew passes over three kings here — Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah — telescoping to keep the pattern of fourteens (Mt 1:17).
UzziahKing of Judah · (Azariah)Mt 1:8–9House of David
JothamKing of JudahMt 1:9House of David
AhazKing of JudahMt 1:9House of David
HezekiahThe Reforming KingMt 1:9–10House of David
ManassehKing of JudahMt 1:10House of David
Amos (Amon)King · ESV “Amos”Mt 1:10House of David
JosiahThe Last Great ReformerMt 1:10–11House of David
Era VI · Exile & ReturnJechoniah(Jehoiachin)Carried Into ExileMt 1:11–12House of David
ShealtielSon of JechoniahMt 1:12House of David
ZerubbabelGovernor of the ReturnMt 1:12–13House of David
AbiudMt 1:13House of David
EliakimMt 1:13House of David
AzorMt 1:14House of David
ZadokMt 1:14House of David
AchimMt 1:14House of David
EliudMt 1:14–15House of David
EleazarMt 1:15House of David
MatthanGrandfather of JosephMt 1:15House of David
JacobFather of JosephMt 1:16House of David
Era VII · To the ChristJosephHusband of MaryMt 1:16House of David
Mary“of whom Jesus was born”Mt 1:16of David’s line (Lk 1:27)
Jesus, called the Christ“the LORD saves” · “Anointed One”Son of David · Son of Abraham · Son of GodMt 1:16; Lk 2:21Son of David · Son of AbrahamSeed of the woman · Lion of Judah · Immanuel
and his brothersMt 1:11named with him at the deportation
Nathan1 Chr 3:5by Bathsheba; Luke traces the line through him (Lk 3:31)
Shimea (Shammua)1 Chr 3:5; 2 Sam 5:14by Bathsheba
Shobab1 Chr 3:5by Bathsheba
Unnamed sonBathsheba’s first child; died as an infant (2 Sam 12:18)
Tamar2 Sam 13:1David’s daughter — “Tamar was their sister” (1 Chr 3:9)
UnknownDavid’s many other sons & daughters, incl. by other wives & concubines (2 Sam 5:13–16; 1 Chr 3:1–9)
Seven older brothers1 Sam 16:10incl. Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah (1 Sam 16:6–9; 17:13)
HamulGen 46:12Hezron’s brother
ZerahGen 38:30Perez’s twin, by Tamar
DanGen 30:6by Bilhah
NaphtaliGen 30:8by Bilhah
GadGen 30:11by Zilpah
AsherGen 30:13by Zilpah
IssacharGen 30:18by Leah
ZebulunGen 30:20by Leah
DinahGen 30:21by Leah · daughter
JosephGen 30:24by Rachel
BenjaminGen 35:18by Rachel
Six sons by KeturahGen 25:1–2Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah