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Irad

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

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(fleet), son of Enoch; grandson of Cain, and father of Mehujael. (Genesis 4:18)

In the Bible

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Verses where Irad is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Genesis 4:18

    Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.

Scripture on Irad

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Entries that reference Irad

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Irad references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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