Irad

This article is about the Biblical name. For other uses, see Irad (disambiguation).

Irad (עִירָד‎, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.

Irad

Pronunciation	Erad
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Region of origin	Abrahamic monotheistic traditions.

Depiction of Irad in the Nuremberg Chronicle

Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version).

The lineage of Cain in Genesis 4:17-22 closely parallels the lineage of Cain's brother Seth found in Genesis 5:1-32.^[1] In terms of the Documentary hypothesis, the genealogy of Cain is attributed to the Jahwist source, while the genealogy of Seth is attributed to the Priestly source.^[1] The J list and P list contain seven pairs of similar names, and the "Irad" of the Jahwist source is parallel to the "Jared" of the Priestly source.^[1]

Family Tree

Adam[a]

Eve[a]

Cain[a]

Abel[b]

Seth[c]

Enoch[d]

Enos[e]

Irad[f]

Kenan[g]

Mehujael[f]

Mahalalel[h]

Methushael[f]

Jared[i]

Adah[j]

Lamech[f]

Zillah[j]

Enoch[k]

Jabal[l]

Jubal[m]

Tubal-Cain[n]

Naamah[n]

Methuselah[o]

Lamech[p]

Noah[q]

Shem[r]

Ham[r]

Japheth[r]

1. Genesis 4:1
2. Genesis 4:2
3. Genesis 4:25; 5:3
4. Genesis 4:17
5. Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
6. Genesis 4:18
7. Genesis 5:9–10
8. Genesis 5:12–13
9. Genesis 5:15–16
10. Genesis 4:19
11. Genesis 5:18–19
12. Genesis 4:20
13. Genesis 4:21
14. Genesis 4:22
15. Genesis 5:21–22
16. Genesis 5:25–26
17. Genesis 5:28–30
18. Genesis 5:32