The Line of Adam

God created Adam on the sixth day of Creation, Anno Mundi 1, probably about 5500 BC (!Africanus).
From the rib of Adam He formed the first woman, Eve.
  1. Adam (1-931 AM), m. Eve (3-941 AM)
  2. Seth (231-1143 AM), m. Azûrâ, his sister
  3. Enosh (436-1341 AM), m. Noam, his sister
  4. Cainan (626-1536 AM), m. Mûalêlêth, his sister
  5. Mahalalel (796-1691 AM), m. Dînâh, dau. of Barâkî'êl, son of Enosh, above
  6. Jared (961-1923 AM), m. Bâraka, dau. of Râshûjâl, son of Cainan, above
  7. Enoch (1123-1488 AM), m. Ednâ, dau. of Dânêl, son of Mahalalel, above
  8. Methuselah (1288-2257 AM), m. Ednâ, dau. of Âzrîâl, son of Jared, above
  9. Lamech (1475-2228 AM), m. Bêtênôs, dau. of Bârâkî'îl, son of Enoch, above
  10. Noah (1663-2613 AM), m. Emzârâ, dau. of Râkê'êl, son of Methuselah, above
  11. Shem (2165-2765 AM) (whence Semite)
  12. Arphaxad (Arpachshad) (2265-2880 AM), m. Râsû'ejâ, dau. of Elam, son of Shem, above
  13. Cainan (Kenan) (2400-2860 AM) *, m. Mêlkâ
  14. Shelah (Salah) (2530-2990 AM), m. Mû'ak, dau. of Kêsêd, son of Arphaxad, above
  15. Eber (Heber) (2660-3164 AM) (whence Hebrew)
  16. Peleg (2794-3133 AM)
  17. Reu (2924-3263 AM)
  18. Serug (3056-3386 AM), m. Mêlkâ, dau. of Kâbêr, son of Peleg, above
  19. Nahor (3186-3394 AM)
  20. Terah (3265-3470 AM)
  21. Abraham (Abram) (3335-3510 AM), m. Sarah, above
  22. Isaac (3435-3615 AM), m. Rebekah
  23. Jacob (Israel, Saturn of Crete), King of Goshen (3495-3642 AM) (whence Israelites), m. Leah
  24. Judah, King of Goshen (whence Jews), who had twins by Tamar
  25. Pharez (Perez)
  26. Hezron
  27. Aram
  28. Amminadab
  29. Nahshon
  30. Salmon (Sala)
  31. Boaz
  32. Obed
  33. Jesse
  34. David, King of Israel (1041-971 BC)
  35. Solomon, King of Israel (-930 BC)
  36. Rehoboam, King of Judah (971-913 BC)
  37. Abijam (Abijah), King of Judah (-911 BC)
  38. Asa (Asaph), King of Judah (-870 BC)
  39. Jehoshaphat, King of Judah (908-848 BC)
  40. Jehoram (Joram), King of Judah (881-841 BC)
  41. Ahaziah, King of Judah (863-841 BC)
  42. Joash (Jehoash), King of Judah (843-796 BC)
  43. Amaziah, King of Judah (822-767 BC)
  44. Uzziah (Azariah), King of Judah (809-739 BC)
  45. Jotham, King of Judah (773-732 BC)
  46. Ahaz, King of Judah (753-716 BC)
  47. Hezekiah, King of Judah (741-687 BC)
  48. Manasseh, King of Judah (709-642 BC)
  49. Amon, King of Judah (664-640 BC)
  50. Josiah, King of Judah (648-609 BC)
  51. Jehoiakim (Eliakim), King of Judah (634-598 BC)
  52. Jeconiah
!Genesis 5:1-32, 10, 11:10-32, 17:17, 20:12, 21:1-5, 23:1, 25:26, 29, 35:23-28, 38 (1-25)
!Chronology of the Biblical Patriarchs (1-23)
!1 Chronicles 1, 2:1-15, 3:1-16 (1-52)
!Ruth 4:12-22 (24-34)
!Luke 3:31-38 (1-34)
!1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, and various appendices in Bibles for royal chronology
!The Book of Jubilees (1-25, especially for wives) (see also !Pool, with primary sources here)

* Cainan is found in the Septuagint Genesis and attested in Luke 3:36, but omitted in all other Old Testament texts.

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