15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died (Genesis 5:15-17).
Jared was one of the sons of Mahalalel and in Hebrew his name means to descend or come down. As we study these names, ever wonder why some were named in the biblical record and others were not? There were after all other children born during each generation. The answer lies in both the meaning of the names and in the documentation of the direct line of decent from Adam to Noah. The line of decent is the ante-diluvian (pre-flood) holy line that would ultimately provide the surviving remnant of God’s people.
Jared was one of the sons of Mahalalel and in Hebrew his name means to descend or come down. As we study these names, ever wonder why some were named in the biblical record and others were not? There were after all other children born during each generation. The answer lies in both the meaning of the names and in the documentation of the direct line of decent from Adam to Noah. The line of decent is the ante-diluvian (pre-flood) holy line that would ultimately provide the surviving remnant of God’s people.
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