Ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Unnamed#9
Named in 1 verse of Matthew, first in Matthew 1:15.
About Unnamed#9 Written by AI
This unnamed person is inserted to increase the number of generations in Jesus' genealogy as recorded in Matthew to become the same as the number of generations in Luke. Matthew is known to deliberately miss out some individuals (kings Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah) so it is likely he also missed out others, in order to create three sets of 14 generations (Matthew 1:17).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Matthew 1:15
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.