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Irad

עִירָד · i.rad · H5897“wild ass; heap of empire; dragon” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Genesis

Who he was

Irad is mentioned in the genealogy of Cain's descendants in Genesis 4:18. He was the son of Enoch and the father of Mehujael. Irad represents the fourth generation after Cain. The passage traces the line of Cain down to Lamech. No other details are provided about Irad's life or character. His name may mean "fleet" or "wild ass" in Hebrew.

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Family

FatherEnochChildrenMehujael
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Genesis 1 mention

What the dictionary says

Runner; wild ass, one of the antediluvian patriarchs, the father of Mehujael (Gen. 4:18), and grandson of Cain.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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