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Luke 3:31 Cross-References
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“Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,”
Luke 3:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 3:31
Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David—Here the genealogy reaches David (Δαυίδ), the critical juncture for messianic claims. However, Luke traces through Nathan (Ναθάν), David's son by Bathsheba (2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5), not through Solomon who received the throne.This genealogical choice is theologically profound: Solomon's line received the promise of eternal dynasty (2 Samuel 7:12-16) but fell under God's judgment through Jeconiah (Jeremiah 22:30—"no man of his offspring shall su...
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“and Shobab”
“and Shobab”
“every family apart; the family of the house of David apart”
“and Shobab”