Irad
Sign in to saveIrad (, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.
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Irad (, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.
Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version).
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