Antediluvian Era

Who Was Serug? — Patriarch

שְׂרוּג
“Branch / tendril / shoot”
Quick Facts
Hebrew Name
שְׂרוּג (Serug)
Meaning
Branch / tendril / shoot
Era
Antediluvian Era
Approx. Dates
Post-Flood, pre-Avraham (traditional)
Father
Reu
Role
Patriarch
Appears In
Genesis 11:20–23, 1 Chronicles 1:26, Luke 3:35
Source Confidence
Primary

The Story of Serug

Son of Re'u, father of Nachor

Lived 230 years (Genesis 11:22–23)

His name's 'branch vine-shoot' meaning anticipates the later 'branch' (netzer tzemach) imagery applied to this same family line in Isaiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 23:5 — a resonance worth noting for any olive-tree/branches visual treatment of this tree, though scripture draws no explicit connection between the two

“Whose name means 'branch' or 'tendril' — father of Nachor”

Family

Father
Children (named)

Scripture References

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