Jared
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Genesis 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chronicles 1:2. (2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chronicles 4:18).
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
ja'-red (yeredh, "descent"; pausal form, yaredh, in Ge 5:15; 1Ch 1:2, hence, English Versions of the Bible "Jared" for "Jered"; Iared): In Ge 5:15-20; 1Ch 1:2; Lu 3:37, son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. The King James Version has "Jered" in 1Ch 1:2.
The name is supposed by Budde to denote a degeneration of the human race, the first five generations being righteous, their successors not, except Enoch and Noah. The name has been identified with that of Irad (iradh), Ge 4:18. See Skinner, Gen, 117, 129, 131.