When i got to the genealogies in Chronicles in my daily Bible readings, i figured i'd try to have some fun with them, since i usually find them rather dry. So i decided to use the automatic graph drawing package graphviz to create a visualisation of the data in the genealogies. The results so far, which can be seen in the attached diagram, are quite interesting.

Warning: a screen resolution of 9000x3000 ("longscreen"?) is preferred for viewing the diagram. Since you're unlikely to have a screen like this, expect to do a lot of zooming and panning to see the whole thing. The source code for the diagram is included as genealogy.dot, as is the simple Makefile i have used to keep updating the picture as i've developed it.

Currently only Ge 4-5 and 1Ch 1 are included. I'll publish updated versions as i complete more of the genealogy chapters.

Topic

• Computing
• Christianity
• Bible