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Why does Luke 3:23 mention (regarded as the son of Joseph) before the genealogy of the physical descent of Jesus from Heli’s family line back to David’s son Nathan?

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The answer as to why Luke includes (regarded as the son of Joseph) in his account of the physical descent of Jesus from David’s son Nathan is fairly simple and obvious. Because Luke was a Greek writing for Greeks. Luke does make mention of other accounts of the life of Jesus in his dedication to […]

Was Mary from the tribe of Judah or Levi?

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We know that Mary’s relative Elizabeth was from the tribe of Levi: Luke 1:5 Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Luke 1:36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the […]

What are Semitic languages?

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This is a group of related languages that includes Arabic and Hebrew. They are related to some very early languages dating from 2500 BC or earlier and written in Sumerian cuneiform. Later Semitic languages were written in the Ugaritic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic alphabets. The word “Semitic” comes from Shem, one of Noah’s […]

Who were Jethro’s ancestors?

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Jethro was the “priest of Midian” and the father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 3:1; 4:18). He was also called “Reuel” (Exodus 2:18) and is described as a Midianite in Numbers 10:29. The original Midianites were probably descendants of Midian, one of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Genesis 25:1-4). The land where they lived then became known as […]

Was Ishmael the father of the Midian nation?

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Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid (Genesis 16:15), and the Ishmaelites were his descendants. Midian was the fourth of the six sons of Abraham and his wife, Keturah (Genesis 25:2), and the Midianites descended from him. Ishmael was not the father of the Midianite nation, but the Ishmaelites and Midianites are […]

What does the Bible say about the ancestry of Jesus?

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Jesus was the son of God and Mary: And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus… 35 And the angel answered [Mary], “The Holy Spirit […]