(descent), one of the antediluvian patriarchs, and further of Enoch (Genesis 5:15,16,18-20; Luke 3:37) In the lists of Chronicles the name is given in the Authorized Version Jered.
a ruling; commanding; coming down ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Descent. 1) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the f...
Easton's Bible Dictionary