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

Genesis 7:1

All the contemporaries of an individual

See also

Exodus 1:6
Judges 2:10
Psalms 24:6; 78:8; 112:2
Jeremiah 2:31; 7:29
Matthew 11:16
Matthew 24:32-34

pp Lk 7:31

Acts 2:40; 13:36

pp Mk 13:28-30

Philippians 2:14-16

pp Lk 21:29-32

Lamentations 5:19

The everlasting kingdom of God

See also

Psalms 72:5; 145:13
Daniel 4:3
Ephesians 3:20-21
Exodus 3:15

The passing of time expressed in terms of generations

See also

Genesis 9:12; 17:12
Exodus 12:17; 20:5
Exodus 31:16

pp Dt 5:9

Leviticus 6:18; 23:41

the enduring consequences of rebellion

Numbers 15:38; 35:29
Deuteronomy 29:22
Joshua 22:27
Esther 9:28
Psalms 72:5
Psalms 105:8
Isaiah 34:10

traditionally taken as referring to the Messiah

Jeremiah 50:39
Luke 1:46-50
Isaiah 51:9

Past generations

See also

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

The requirement to teach the next generation

See also

Deuteronomy 6:6-7; 32:7
Psalms 22:30; 71:18; 78:1-8; 79:13
Matthew 1:17

Time references by specific numbers of generations

See also

Exodus 34:6-7
Numbers 14:18
Deuteronomy 7:9; 23:2-3,7-8
2 Kings 10:30; 15:12
1 Chronicles 16:15
Job 42:16
Numbers 32:13

The generation that died in the wilderness

See also

Deuteronomy 1:34-36; 2:14; 32:5,20
Hebrews 3:7-11
Psalms 95:7-11
Mark 8:38

Jesus Christ's comments concerning his own wicked generation

See also

Matthew 12:39-42
Matthew 12:43-45; 16:4

pp Lk 11:29-32

Matthew 17:17

pp Mk 8:12

Matthew 23:33-36

pp Mk 9:19

Luke 11:47-51; 17:22-25

pp Lk 9:41

See also

1140 God, the eternal
5664 children
5724 offspring
6178 hardness of heart
7233 Israel, northern kingdom