Who was Noah’s father in the Genesis genealogy?

Lamech was Noah’s father in the Genesis genealogy. Genesis introduces Noah through Lamech, who gave his son the name Noah and connected him with hoped-for relief from hard labor.

The genealogy places Lamech in the line from Adam through Seth. Noah is listed as Lamech’s son, and Noah later becomes the central human figure in the Flood narrative. This family connection is distinct from Noah’s grandfather Methuselah, who is another well-known figure in the same genealogy.

Later religious traditions and retellings sometimes compress the genealogy or focus only on Noah’s three sons. The biblical text, however, names Lamech as Noah’s father and Methuselah as Noah’s grandfather. The name Lamech also belongs to another figure in Genesis, so the genealogy helps distinguish them.