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The population as a whole at any one time, or the interval of time separating parents and children.

All the contemporaries of an individual

Genesis 7:1 See also Exodus 1:6; Judges 2:10; Psalm 24:6; Psalm 78:8; Psalm 112:2; Jeremiah 2:31; Jeremiah 7:29; Matthew 11:16 pp Luke 7:31; Matthew 24:32-34 pp Mark 13:28-30 pp Luke 21:29-32; Acts 2:40; Acts 13:36; Philippians 2:14-16

The everlasting kingdom of God

Lamentations 5:19 See also Psalm 72:5; Psalm 145:13; Daniel 4:3; Ephesians 3:20-21

The passing of time expressed in terms of generations

Exodus 3:15 See also Genesis 9:12; Genesis 17:12; Exodus 12:17; Exodus 20:5 pp Deuteronomy 5:9 the enduring consequences of rebellion; Exodus 31:16; Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 23:41; Numbers 15:38; Numbers 35:29; Deuteronomy 29:22; Joshua 22:27; Esther 9:28; Psalm 72:5 traditionally taken as referring to the Messiah; Psalm 105:8; Isaiah 34:10; Jeremiah 50:39; Luke 1:46-50

Past generations

Isaiah 51:9 See also Deuteronomy 32:7; Job 8:8; Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 61:4; Ephesians 3:4-5; Colossians 1:25-26

The requirement to teach the next generation

Deuteronomy 4:9 See also Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Deuteronomy 32:7; Psalm 22:30; Psalm 71:18; Psalm 78:1-8; Psalm 79:13

Time references by specific numbers of generations

Matthew 1:17 See also Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 7:9; Deuteronomy 23:2-3,7-8; 2 Kings 10:30; Kings 15:12; 1 Chronicles 16:15; Job 42:16

The generation that died in the wilderness

Numbers 32:13 See also Deuteronomy 1:34-36; Deuteronomy 2:14; Deuteronomy 32:5,20; Hebrews 3:7-11; Psalm 95:7-11

Jesus Christ's comments concerning his own wicked generation

Mark 8:38 See also Matthew 12:39-42 pp Luke 11:29-32; Matthew 12:43-45; Matthew 16:4 pp Mark 8:12; Matthew 17:17 pp Mark 9:19 pp Luke 9:41; Matthew 23:33-36; Luke 11:47-51; Luke 17:22-25

See also

1140  God, the eternal
5664  children
5724  offspring
6178  hardness of heart
7230  genealogies