Lukas 3:25

25 Ben Mattityahu, ben Amotz, ben Nachum, ben Chesli, ben Naggai,

Lukas 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 3:25

Which was the son of Mattathias
Surnamed Siloah, by the same Philo, who governed ten years:

which was the son of Amos;
whose surname, according to the same author, was Sirag; or, as some, Syrach, or Shyrach, who governed fourteen years:

which was the son of Naum;
who was called Mesalut, or Maslot, who governed seven years:

which was the son of Esli;
or Eli, surnamed Haggai, who governed eight years;

which was the son of Nagge:
with Philo he is called Nagid Artasat, or Artaxat, and said to govern ten years.

Lukas 3:25 In-Context

23 And Yehoshua himself was about shaloshim shanah, at the beginning of his avodas kodesh ministry, being the ben (as it was being thought of Yosef) ben Eli,
24 Ben Mattat, ben Levi, ben Malki, ben Yannai, ben Yosef,
25 Ben Mattityahu, ben Amotz, ben Nachum, ben Chesli, ben Naggai,
26 Ben Machat, ben Mattityahu, ben Shimi, ben Yosef, ben Yodah,
27 ben Yochanan, ben Reisha, ben Zerubavel, ben Shealtiel, ben Neri,
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