Serug

Also called Saruch

2184–1954 BC, 230 years traditional (Jones)

Branch, the father of Nahor (Gen. 11:20-23); called Saruch in Luke 3:35.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father: Reu
Child: Nahor
Tagged in: 6 verses

The 18th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
Born in the era of the Flood to Abraham, 2348–1997 BC.
Alive at the same time as Arphaxad for 230 years, Eber for 230 years, Salah for 230 years, Shem for 230 years, Noah for 187 years, Peleg for 177 years, Terah for 171 years, and Abraham for 41 years.
Named in the same verses as Nahor, Reu, Eber, Peleg, Salah, and Terah.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children; a button shows the grandchildren. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Stories

4 events in which Serug takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

2184 BCBirth of SerugGen 11:20
2184 BCLifetime of SerugGen 11:22-23
2154 BCBirth of NahorGen 11:22
1954 BCDeath of SerugGen 11:23

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2242–1896 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around this life, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

6 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.

Genesis4
1 Chronicles1
Luke1

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Serug 6Saruch 0
KJV	Serug 5Saruch 1
ASV	Serug 6Saruch 0

Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis4 verses

11:20
When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
11:21
And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
11:22
When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
11:23
And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles1 verse

1:26
Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Luke1 verse

3:35
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.