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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Naum (Man living at the time of Exile and Return)
The Greek form of Nahum, a name in Luke's genealogy, son of Esli and father of Amos. Luke's line after David runs through Nathan, which is why it parts from Matthew's.
The Greek form of Nahum, a name in Luke's genealogy, son of Esli and father of Amos. Luke's line after David runs through Nathan, which is why it parts from Matthew's.
Naum, the Greek form of Nahum, appears only in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Esli and father of Amos, one link in the chain tracing Christ's ancestry back through David to Adam (Luke 3:25). Nothing is known of him beyond his place in this list. Luke's genealogy differs substantially from Matthew's for the generations after David, most likely because the two evangelists trace descent through different sons of David, Nathan in Luke's case.
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- Luke 3:25
