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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Melchi (Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy)
Luke's genealogy has two men of the name, and this is the one further back, near Levi.
First, in plain English
Luke's genealogy has two men of the name, and this is the one further back, near Levi.
Who this is
Melchi is the name of two different ancestors in Luke's genealogy of Jesus, both counted through the line of Mary or Joseph's legal descent rather than Matthew's. One Melchi is the father of Neri and stands roughly at the time of the Babylonian exile (Luke 3:27-28); the other is much closer to Jesus, the father of Levi and son of Janna (Luke 3:24).
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
G3197
Where it appears
- Luke 3:28
