the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,
Cainan, Arphaxad, and Shem carry the genealogy back toward the post-flood family line.
The ancestry passes into the older world of Genesis.
23Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, 29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, 30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, 31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, 32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, 35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, 38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam,