'Generations' in the Bible

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.

These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.

God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;

Now these are the records of the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and sons were born to them after the flood.

These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood;

Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot.

I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.

Now these are the records of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, bore to Abraham;

Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham became the father of Isaac;

Now these are the records of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).

These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.

These are the records of the generations of Jacob.Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.