Bible Person
Meaning: wild ass; heap of empire; dragon · Male · 1 cross reference
Irad is one of the early descendants of Cain and the father of Mehujael. He belongs to the pre-flood line through which Genesis traces the spread of human society east of Eden. First appears in Gen 4:18.1
Name meaning
wild ass; heap of empire; dragon
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 4:18
AI summary: Irad matters because his single cross reference helps carry the Cainite genealogy forward through another generation. Even a brief entry contributes to Genesis' portrayal of human cultural continuity developing alongside alienation from God. Taken together, the material presents Irad as an ancestral figure in the line of Cain.1
Central Figure
Irad
Meaning: wild ass; heap of empire; dragon
Runner; wild ass, one of the antediluvian patriarchs, the father of Mehujael (Gen.
Name meaning
wild ass; heap of empire; dragon
Identity
male
Runner; wild ass, one of the antediluvian patriarchs, the father of Mehujael (Gen. 4:18), and grandson of Cain. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.