Text: 1 Chronicles 1:1-27
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 5:13-18
Subject: Genealogies Adam to Abraham (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: The Chronicler reproduces the names from this segment of Genesis 5 (Kenan through Jared) as part of a compressed genealogical chain from Adam to Abraham. Genesis 5:13-18 provides the full birth-death formula for each patriarch, while 1 Chronicles 1 reduces this to bare names, omitting lifespans and the "and he died" refrain. This compression transforms the Priestly genealogy into a telescoped lineage designed to connect the post-exilic community directly to the earliest generations of humanity.