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Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
Luke 3:33 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
  • BSB the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
  • NKJV the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
  • NASB the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
  • NLT Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Admin. Admin was the son of Arni. Arni was the son of Hezron. Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.

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Quick answer

The genealogy continues through Judah and his descendants toward the patriarchs. Jesus comes from the tribe of Judah as promised.

Overview

Here the line passes through Judah, fulfilling Jacob's prophecy that the ruler would come from Judah's tribe. These names link Jesus to the foundational promises given to the patriarchs. The Lion of the tribe of Judah is shown to be of that very line.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Ruth 4:12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
  • Ruth 4:19–20And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
  • 1 Chr 2:4–5And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
  • Gen 49:8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
  • Gen 38:29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
  • 1 Chr 9:4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
  • Gen 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Matt 1:2–4Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
  • 1 Chr 2:9–10The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
  • Gen 29:35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
  • Num 26:20–21And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

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Christ at the center

Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.

How Luke 3:33 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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