Bible Person

Irad

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

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.