This chart summarizes the Abraham’s family tree, based on what we know from Scripture. I’m always looking for this information and couldn’t find it in one place. I decided to make a chart, combining as much information as I could from my various sources. This is a work in progress. Please contact me if you find errors, omissions or broken links.
From my research, skipping names was common practice in genealogies both in the gospels and in secular records of ancient kings. They can jump from grandfather to grandson because it still preserves the line of descent. Also, names tended to be repeated (sons named after grandfathers, etc) and names may be spelled differently when they are translated from Hebrew into English.
| . | Terah had 3 sons (Gen 11:27-32) | . |
| Abram (Abraham) | Nahor | Haran |
| married Sarai (Sarah), the daughter of Terah by a different mother (Genesis 20:12) | married Milcah | 3 Children: Milcah, Iscah, Lot |
| . | 7 sons including Bethuel (Genesis 22:20-24) | Lot has 2 Daughters (Genesis 19) |
| . | Bethuel fathers Rebekah (wife of Isaac) Laban (Genesis 24) | . |
| . | Laban fathers: Leah & Rachel (wives of Jacob) (Genesis 29) | . |
Abraham’s Wives & Children
| Sarai/Sarah (married) Genesis 12 | Hagar (concubine) | Keturah (married) | |
| 1 son, Isaac Genesis 21 | 1 son, Ishmael Genesis 16 | 6 children Genesis 25:1-6 | |
| Isaac married Rebekah (Genesis 24); 2 sons Esau Jacob (Israel) (Genesis 25:19-28) | 12 sons Genesis 25:12-15 | 7 grandchildren | |
Jacob’s children (12 tribes of Israel)
Jacob’s sons are numbered in birth order. See Genesis 29-30
| Leah (married) | Rachel (married) | Bilhah concubine | Ziplah concubine |
| 7 sons: 1 Reuben 2 Simeon 3 Levi 4 Judah 9 Issacher 10 Zebulun Daughter Dinah | 2 sons: 11 Joseph 12 Benjamin | 2 sons: 5 Dan 6 Naphali | 2 sons: 7 Gad 8 Asher |
Joseph’s 2 sons, Manasseh and Ephraim inherit Joseph’s portion in the land (Genesis 48:5)
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Abraham
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Abraham
- American Tract Society: Abraham
- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Fausset Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Holman Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Abraham
- Morrish Bible Dictionary: Abraham
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Abraham
- McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: Abraham
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Abraham
- The Jewish Encyclopedia: Abraham
- Abraham means “Father of a great multitude” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
- Abram means “high father” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Maps from Bible History.com
- Ur of the Chaldees at the Time of Abraham
- The Egyptian Kingdom at the Time of Abraham
- The Hittites and the Land of Canaan
- Canaan During the Time of Abraham
Maps from Studylight.org
- Ancient Near East in the time of the patriarchs
- The Land of Canaan Abraham to Moses
- The Migration of Abraham
- Travels of Jacob
- Journeys of Joseph
- The Tribal Allotments of Israel
ESV Charts & Maps
Genesis Bible Study Resources
Overview of the Pentateuch
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