Lucas 3:24

24 Elí era hijo de Matat.
Matat era hijo de Leví.
Leví era hijo de Melqui.
Melqui era hijo de Jana.
Jana era hijo de José.

Lucas 3:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 3:24

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
&c.] These two, Grotius says, are omitted in the ancient exemplars; and he thinks they ought to be left out; and for which he mentions the authorities of Irenaeus, Africanus, Eusebius, Nazianzen, Jerom, and Augustin: but not only the Vulgate Latin, but all the Oriental versions, retain them:

which was the son of Melchi:
and who, he thinks, was the immediate father of Eli:

which was the son of Janna:
frequent mention is made, in the Jewish writings ^F5 of (aklm yany) , "king Jannai", who is said to be the same with king Jochanan, or John, the son of Simeon, the son of Mattithiah, that was called Hyrcanus; and his son Alexander, that reigned after him, was also called Jannai ^F6; but whether either of these is the same with this Janna, is not certain: but this may be observed, that they were both before the times of Herod, and the birth of Jesus, some years. And Jannai is called; in the chronicle of Jedidiah of Alexandria, or Philo the Jew ^F7, Hyrcanus the second, who reigned sixteen years:

which was the son of Joseph.
This Joseph, according to the same chronicle, is called Joseph the second, and surnamed Arsis, and was greatly honoured by Ptolemy, and governed sixty years; and accordingly we shall meet with another Joseph anon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 11. 2. & passim.
F6 Juchasin. fol. 15. 1. & 16. 2.
F7 Apud. Vorst. Not. ad. Chronol. R. David Ganz, p. 311.

Lucas 3:24 In-Context

22 y el Espíritu Santo, en forma visible, descendió sobre él como una paloma. Y una voz dijo desde el cielo: «Tú eres mi Hijo muy amado y me das un gran gozo»
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23 Antepasados de Jesús
Jesús tenía unos treinta años cuando comenzó su ministerio público.
Jesús era conocido como el hijo de José.
José era hijo de Elí.

24 Elí era hijo de Matat.
Matat era hijo de Leví.
Leví era hijo de Melqui.
Melqui era hijo de Jana.
Jana era hijo de José.

25 José era hijo de Matatías.
Matatías era hijo de Amós.
Amós era hijo de Nahum.
Nahum era hijo de Esli.
Esli era hijo de Nagai.

26 Nagai era hijo de Maat.
Maat era hijo de Matatías.
Matatías era hijo de Semei.
Semei era hijo de Josec.
Josec era hijo de Judá.