How many people begat in the book of genesis?

Answer 1

In the King James version

the word - begat - appears 67 times, sometimes the same person is referenced more than once.

1. 98 Gen 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
2. 109 Gen 5:3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
3. 110 Gen 5:4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
4. 112 Gen 5:6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
5. 113 Gen 5:7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
6. 115 Gen 5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
7. 116 Gen 5:10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
8. 118 Gen 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:
9. 119 Gen 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
10. 121 Gen 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
11. 122 Gen 5:16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
12. 124 Gen 5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
13. 125 Gen 5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
14. 127 Gen 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
15. 128 Gen 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
16. 131 Gen 5:25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.
17. 132 Gen 5:26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
18. 134 Gen 5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
19. 136 Gen 5:30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
20. 138 Gen 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
21. 148 Gen 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
22. 243 Gen 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
23. 248 Gen 10:13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
24. 250 Gen 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
25. 259 Gen 10:24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
26. 261 Gen 10:26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27. 277 Gen 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
28. 278 Gen 11:11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
29. 279 Gen 11:12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
30. 280 Gen 11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
31. 281 Gen 11:14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
32. 282 Gen 11:15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
33. 283 Gen 11:16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
34. 284 Gen 11:17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
35. 285 Gen 11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
36. 286 Gen 11:19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
37. 287 Gen 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
38. 288 Gen 11:21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
39. 289 Gen 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
40. 290 Gen 11:23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
41. 291 Gen 11:24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
42. 292 Gen 11:25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
43. 293 Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
44. 294 Gen 11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
45. 571 Gen 22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
46. 662 Gen 25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
47. 678 Gen 25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: