Ancient Arabs

Adnan () is traditionally regarded as the patriarch of the Adnanite Arabs, a major Arab lineage that historically inhabited Northern, Western, Eastern, and Central Arabia. The Adnanites are distinct from the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia, who trace their lineage to Qahtan.

great-great-grandfather of Muhammad

thumb|right|180px|Woodcut by Johann Christoph Weigel depicting the death of Amasa, 1695. Amasa (עמשא) or Amessai is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His mother was Abigail (), a sister of King David (). Hence, Amasa was a nephew of David, and cousin of Joab, David's military commander, as well as a cousin of Absalom, David's son. David calls him "my bone and my flesh" (). Amasa's father was Jether (, ) who was also called Ithra (). Jether had dual-nationality, being an Ishmaelite and Israelite, although it might be a case of an assimilated Ishmaelite living in Israel.

thumb|right|Family tree from Adnan to [[Muhammad]]

prominent Quraysh tribesman of Mecca

common ancestor of northern Arab tribes (the Adnanites)

Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31

biblical character (Book of Nehemiah)

ancestor of Muhammad

eponymous ancestor of Mudar