2035. 'Throughout their generations' means the things that comprise faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'generations', and of descendants, as the things that comprise faith, dealt with in 613, 1145, 1255, 1330. And that things of love and faith are like blood relatives and relatives by marriage, see 685, 917.

1145. That 'these are the generations of the sons of Noah' means derivative matters of doctrine and derivative forms of worship in the Ancient Church, which in general is Noah, is clear from the meaning of 'generations', dealt with already. In the external or literal sense, generations involve one being begotten from another, as is well known; but in the internal sense everything has regard to things that are celestial and spiritual, that is, to what are matters of charity and of faith. Thus 'generations' here means things of the Church, and therefore matters of doctrine, as will be better evident from what follows.