The Chain of Generations
One nation, carried through exile after exile — the eras of the mesorah, the lands they were scattered to, and the giants of each generation.
Moshe received the Torah at Sinai and gave it to Yehoshua, to the Elders, to the Prophets, to the Anshei Knesses HaGedolah. Each link is one generation. Open “More gedolim of this era” to go deeper; gold marks dates, and from the Rishonim on, a blue pill marks where each gadol lived.
A living world map of the exile. Pick an era to follow a single migration; drag to pan and scroll or pinch to zoom. The gold-tinted countries are great centers of Torah — click any one (or its dot) to see its gedolim, by era.
The whole chain as one widening tree — from Adam HaRishon, down through every era (dates in each header), splitting at the Rishonim into Sefarad and Ashkenaz, and widening into the kehillos of today. Tap a node to open or close its branches; drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom.
Every name in the database, grouped by era — the genealogical spine from Adam, and the gedolim of every generation. Tap any name for its dates, lineage, places, and links to find a photo or its kever.
Look up any person by name — in English or Hebrew. Search the whole database, then tap a result for full details.
Browse by generation — the chain of generations from Adam HaRishon, and the mesorah of forty generations from Moshe to Rav Ashi. Tap a name for details.
Add a person to the database. Fill in what you know — names, dates, places, and family. Photos and grave images can be a link (URL) or a small uploaded file. Saved in your browser; use Export to share your additions.