Bible Person

Serug

Meaning: branch; layer; twining · Male · 6 cross references

Serug is the son of Reu and father of Nahor in the post-flood line leading toward Abraham. He is one of the patriarchal ancestors whose significance lies in continuity rather than narrative action. First appears in Gen 11:20.1

Name meaning

branch; layer; twining

Identity

male

First appears

Gen 11:20

AI summary: Serug matters because the cross references preserve him as another steady link in the sequence from Shem toward the patriarchs. He appears in Genesis, Chronicles, and Luke, which underscores the care with which Scripture maintains the ancestral line. Though no dramatic story is attached to him, his place in the chain is itself meaningful. Taken together, the material presents Serug as a necessary ancestral figure in the preserved genealogy of promise.1

Central Figure

Serug

Meaning: branch; layer; twining

Branch, the father of Nahor (Gen.

Name meaning

branch; layer; twining

Identity

male

Birth year

2187 BC

Death year

1957 BC