Descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2.
(2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Jared
Name meaning: a ruling; commanding; coming down (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(descent), one of the antediluvian patriarchs, and further of Enoch (Genesis 5:15,16,18-20; Luke 3:37) In the lists of Chronicles the name is given in the Authorized Version Jered.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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