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Jesus' Genealogy

Of the many names given in Jesus' genealogy through his father, the math highlights a few special ones.

Luke 3:21-38

²¹It came to pass when all the people were baptized, Joshua was also baptized, and when he prayed the skies were opened, ²²and the Holy Spirit came down on him like a dove, M Genesis 8:8 and there was a voice from the skies, M Genesis 22:15 saying, You are my beloved son, with you I am pleased. P 2 Peter 1:17 Luke 3:21-22^23.1Joshua was a son of about 30 years, and was considered 1|75 ^23.2the Son of Joseph 2|75 ^23.3son of Heli 3|75 ^24.1son of Matthat 4|75 ^24.2son of Levi 5|75 ^24.3son of Melki 6|75 ^24.4son of Jannai 7|75 ^24.5son of Joseph 8|75 ^25.1son of Mattathias 9|75 ^25.2son of Amos 10|75 ^25.3son of Nahum 11|75 ^25.4son of Esli 12|75 ^25.5son of Naggai 13|75 ^26.1son of Maath 14|75 ^26.2son of Mattathias 15|75 ^26.3son of Semein 16|75 ^26.4son of Joseph 17|75 ^26.5son of Joda 18|75 ^27.1son of Joanan 19|75 ^27.2son of Rhesa 20|75 ^27.3son of Zerubbabel 21|75 ^27.4son of Shealtiel 22|75 ^27.5son of Neri 23|75 ^28.1son of Melki 24|75 ^28.2son of Addi 25|75 ^28.3son of Cosam 26|75 ^28.4son of Elmadam 27|75 ^28.5son of Er 28|75 ^29.1son of Joshua 29|75 ^29.2son of Eliezer 30|75 ^29.3son of Jorim 31|75 ^29.4son of Matthat 32|75 ^29.5son of Levi 33|75 ^30.1son of Simeon 34|75 ^30.2son of Judah 35|75 ^30.3son of Joseph 36|75 ^30.4son of Jonam 37|75 ^30.5son of Eliakim 38|75 ^31.1son of Melea 39|75 ^31.2son of Menna 40|75 ^31.3son of Mattatha 41|75 ^31.4son of Nathan 42|75 ^31.5son of David H Acts 13:23 43|75 ^32.1son of Jesse 44|75 ^32.2son of Obed 45|75 ^32.3son of Boaz 46|75 ^32.4son of Salmon 47|75 ^32.5son of Nahshon 48|75 ^33.1son of Amminadab 49|75 ^33.2son of Ram 50|75 ^33.3son of Hezron 51|75 ^33.4son of Perez 52|75 ^33.5son of Judah 53|75 ^34.1son of Jacob 54|75 ^34.2son of Isaac 55|75 ^34.3son of Abraham 56|75 ^34.4son of Terah 57|75 ^34.5son of Nahor 58|75 ^35.1son of Serug 59|75 ^35.2son of Reu 60|75 ^35.3son of Peleg 61|75 ^35.4son of Eber 62|75 ^35.5son of Shelah 63|75 ^36.1son of Canaan 64|75 ^36.2son of Arphaxad 65|75 ^36.3son of Shem 66|75 ^36.4son of Noah 67|75 ^36.5son of Lamech 68|75 ^37.1son of Methuselah 69|75 ^37.2son of Enoch 70|75 ^37.3son of Jared 71|75 ^37.4son of Mahalalel 72|75 ^37.5son of Kenan 73|75 ^38.1son of Enosh 74|75 ^38.2son of Seth 75|75 ^38.3son of Adam who was from God. Luke 3:23-38

(Luke 3:21-38 BRB)

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30 = Ruth

Ruth

The story of Ruth may hold many clues for understanding Jesus and even his father Joseph's genealogy, but the obvious connection between the book of Ruth and this genealogy is the genealogy itself at the end of Ruth.

¹³Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife, and when he went into her the Master gave her conception and she bore a son. ¹⁴The women said to Naomi, Blessed be the Master who has not left you this day without a kinsman that his name may be famous in Israel. ¹⁵He will be to you a comforter of your soul and a nourisher to your city, for your daughter-in-law who loves you and is better to you than 7 sons has borne him. Ruth 4:13-15¹⁶Naomi took the child and laid him in her embrace and became nurse to him. ¹⁷The women who were her neighbors said, A son has been born to Naomi, and they called his name Obed; he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. Ruth 4:16-17

(Ruth 4:13-17 BRB)

This short genealogy is only a few names and focuses on a subset of the longer genealogy in Luke. In essence the math in Luke points at Ruth in order to highlight the names, Boaz, Obed, Jesse and David.

Ryan Eaton 2013-04-07