Jared
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2. (2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
ISBE
ja'-red (yeredh, "descent"; pausal form, yaredh, in Ge 5:15 ; 1Ch 1:2 , hence, English Versions of the Bible "Jared" for "Jered"; Iared): In Ge 5:15-20 ; 1Ch 1:2 ; Lu 3:37 , son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. The King James Version has "Jered" in 1Ch 1:2 . The name is supposed by Budde to denote a degeneration of the human race, the first five generations being righteous, their successors not, except Enoch and Noah. The name has been identified with that of Irad (iradh), Ge 4:18 . See Skinner, Gen, 117, 129, 131.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(descent), one of the antediluvian patriarchs, and further of Enoch (Genesis 5:15,16,18-20; Luke 3:37) In the lists of Chronicles the name is given in the Authorized Version Jered.
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