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This list contains persons named in the Bible in the
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of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.


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Abihud

Abihud or Abiud was the son of
Zerubbabel Zerubbabel ( from ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. He is not documented in extra-biblical documents, and is considered ...
according to the
Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells the story of who the author believes is Israel's messiah (Christ (title), Christ), Jesus, resurrection of Jesus, his res ...
(Matthew 1:15), although he was not mentioned in the
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as the son of Zerubbabel. He could possibly be the same as Obadiah.


Achim

Achim also called Akim, was the son of Zadok according to and the father of Eliud.


Addi

Addi or Addia was the son of Cosam, and the father of Melchi in the
Genealogy of Jesus The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of na ...
according to St. Luke.


Admin

In some translations of , Admin is an ancestor of Jesus, the father of Aminadab and son of Arni.


Alexander

Alexander was a member of the
Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin (Hebrew and Middle Aramaic , a loanword from , 'assembly,' 'sitting together,' hence ' assembly' or 'council') was a Jewish legislative and judicial assembly of either 23 or 70 elders, existing at both a local and central level i ...
named in as part of a group before whom
Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...
and
John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
were required to give an account of their healing power, following their arrest on the day of
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.


Amos

The 10th generation grandfather of Jesus through Joseph, according to . He was also the son of Nahum and the father of Mattathias.


Aristobulus

Aristobulus is apparently the patriarch of a household;
Paul of Tarsus Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
instructed his followers to greet "those who belong to the household of Aristobulus". Romans 16:10.


Azor

Azor is an ancestor of Jesus. He is the son of Eliakim, and the father of Zadok, and is mentioned in . According to
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,
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's name is a shorter name for Azariah.


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Cainan

Cainan was the son of
Arphaxad Arpachshad ( – ʾArpaḵšaḏ;  – ''ʾArpaḵšaḏ'', in pausa  – ''ʾArpaḵšāḏ''; – ''Arphaxád''), alternatively spelled Arphaxad or Arphacsad, is one of the postdiluvian men in the ShemTerah genealogy. The name is ...
and the father of
Shelah Shelah may refer to: * Shelah (son of Judah), a son of Judah according to the Bible * Shelah (name), a Hebrew personal name * Shlach, the 37th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading * Salih, a prophet described i ...
according to the
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. He is not mentioned in the
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but some other Masoretic Texts supports this idea.


Chloe

Chloe was a member and ostensible head of a Christian household in Corinth and associate of
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
. ().


Chuza

Chuza was the manager of
Herod Antipas Herod Antipas (, ''Hērṓidēs Antípas''; ) was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea. He bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" and "King Herod" in the New Testament. He was a s ...
' household. His wife,
Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of th ...
, was a follower of Jesus (see ).


Claudia

Claudia was an associate of
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
who greeted
Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: , ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, whom the Acts of Timothy ...
in .


Cosam

Cosam was the son of Elmadam according to the
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, he was also the father of Addi or Addia in .


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Eleazar

Eleazar was the son of Eliud, the father of
Matthan This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. A Abihud Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to ...
, and an ancestor of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
. He is mentioned in ( Matthew 1:15); and is a descendant of
Zerubbabel Zerubbabel ( from ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. He is not documented in extra-biblical documents, and is considered ...
.


Eli

See
Heli Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People * Heli, King of Britain (mythical) * Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus * Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * H ...


Eliakim

Eliakim is the name of 2 different paternal ancestors of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
: *The father of Jonam and the son of Melea. *The father of
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.


Eliezer

Eliezer was the son of
Jorim ''Jorim'' () is a category of dishes in Korean cuisine, made by simmering vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, or tofu in seasoned broth until the liquid is absorbed into the ingredients and reduced down. ''Jorim'' dishes are usually soy sauce-based, ...
and the father of
Jose Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halafta ...
according to . He is also an ancestor of
Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
.


Eliud

Eliud (meaning "God is my praise") was the great-great-grandfather of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
. He is mentioned in .


Elmadam

Elmadam or Elmodam is the name of an ancestor of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
, according to the genealogy found in the
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. He is the father of Cosam and the son of Er. The Peshitta calls him Elmodad, but the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' suggests the reading "Elmatham," a form of the name Elnathan.


Er

Er was the son of
Jose Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halafta ...
and the father of Elmodam according to .


Esli

Esli was an ancestor of
Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
according to the
Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascension of ...
being the son of Naggai and the father of Nahum.


Eubulus

Eubulus was an associate of
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
who greeted
Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: , ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, whom the Acts of Timothy ...
in .


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Heli

Heli was the son of Matthat and the father of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
only according to Luke; He was also the grandfather of
Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
. In the
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,
Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...
was the father of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
instead of Heli and could possibly be the case of
Levirate Marriage Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage o ...
according to
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.


Hermogenes

A Hermogenes is briefly mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:15, where he, along with someone named Phygelus, are described as having "turned away" from
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
. Nothing more is known about Hermogenes.


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Jacob

Jacob was the son of Matthan and the father of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
in the
Genealogy of Jesus The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of na ...
according to
Saint Matthew Matthew the Apostle was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The claim of his g ...
. According to
Sextus Julius Africanus Sextus Julius Africanus ( 160 – c. 240; ) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries. He influenced fellow historian Eusebius, later writers of Church history among the Church Fathers, and the Greek sch ...
,
Heli Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People * Heli, King of Britain (mythical) * Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus * Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * H ...
and Jacob were step-brothers, and Heli died without having children, and his widow married his brother Jacob and bore him a child according to the law of
Levirate Marriage Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage o ...
his brother was legally the father of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
as well. The name "Jacob" appears two times in the
Genealogy of Jesus The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of na ...
. Here is a chart representing that Heli and Jacob are both the father of Joseph:


Jannai

Jannai was an ancestor of
Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
according to the
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. He was the son of Joseph (not to be confused with
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
) according to and the father of Melchi which was the father of Levi.


Jezebel

Jezebel was a
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ess whom Jesus warned the church in
Thyatira Thyateira (also Thyatira; ) was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar ("white castle"), Manisa Province. The name is probably Lydian. It lies in the far west of Turkey, southwest of Istanb ...
not to follow. She encouraged her followers to be promiscuous and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Jesus gave her a chance to repent of her sins, but she did not; thus, Jesus promised to punish her (see ).


Joanan

Joanan was the son of Rhesa and the father of Joda or Judah, according to the
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.


Jonah

Jonah also called John was the father of
Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...
according to Matthew 16:17 and John 1:42 who called him John instead of Jonah. It is unclear whether Jonah was also the father of
Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( ; ; ; ) was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called () used by the Eastern Orthodox Church stems from the Gospel of Jo ...
the brother of Simon bar-jona.


Jonam

Jonam was the son of Eliakim and the father of Joseph according to .


Jorim

Jorim was the son of Matthat and the father of Eliezer, according to the
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.


Josech

Josech was the father of Semein or Semei and the son of Joda according to . His name is sometimes translated as Joseph.


Joseph

There are 2 patriarchal ancestors of Jesus named Joseph, besides from his stepfather
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
. *A son of Judah and the father of Simeon mentioned in . *A son of
Mattathias Mattathias ben Johanan (, ''Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān''; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuter ...
and father of Jannai mentioned in . He is also the great-great-great-great-grandfather of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
.


Joshua

Joshua, Jose or Jesus was the son of
Eliezer Eliezer () was the name of at least three different individuals in the Hebrew Bible. Eliezer of Damascus Eliezer of Damascus () was, according to Targum Jonathan Bereishit, 14:14, the son of Nimrod. As mentioned in Lech-Lecha#Sixth_reading— ...
which was the son of Jorim. Joshua's name is sometimes translated as Jesus. He is also the father of Er and an ancestor of
Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
.


Judah

Judah was the name of 2 biblical individuals in the
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. His name is also called Joda or Juda. *The father of
Simeon Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew, Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Sy ...
and the son of
Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...
according to the passage . *The son of Joanan and the father of Josech. His name is also sometimes translated as Joda.


Judas of Straight Street in Damascus

When he went blind at his conversion experience,
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
stayed at the home of a man named Judas who lived on Straight Street in
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. Then, Jesus told Ananias to go to Judas' house and restore Paul's sight (see ).


Julia

Julia was a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations in , supposed to be the wife (or sister) of Philologus.


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Levi

Levi (Hebrew לֵוִי) was the name of two minor figures mentioned in the Bible. For the more famous biblical character by this name, see
Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
. * The great-great-grandfather of
Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
; son of Melchi and father of Matthat. () * Another ancestor of Jesus. ()


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Maath

Maath is a figure who appears in the
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according to St. Luke. He was the son of Mattathias.


Mattatha

Mattatha is a figure who appears in the
Genealogy of Jesus The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of na ...
as the son of
Nathan Nathan or Natan may refer to: People and biblical figures *Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Nathan (surname) *Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible *Nathan (son of David), a biblical figu ...
and the father of Menan, in the version found in the
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.


Mattathias

There are two minor biblical figures in the
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named Mattathias. *Mattathias the son of Semein and the father of Maath in . *A son of Amos in the
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and the father of Joseph in . Luke makes no connection of either Mattathias to the
Mattathias Mattathias ben Johanan (, ''Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān''; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuter ...
who led the
Maccabean revolt The Maccabean Revolt () was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish life. The main phase of the revolt lasted from 167 to 160 BCE and ended with the Seleucids in control of ...
, and neither name's ancestors nor descendants match those found for that Mattathias in
1 Maccabees 1 Maccabees, also known as the First Book of Maccabees, First Maccabees, and abbreviated as 1 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book which details the history of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire as well as the founding and earliest hi ...
(2:1).


Matthan

Matthan (meaning "gift") was the grandfather of
Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
. He is mentioned in .


Matthat

Possibly also translated as Matthan. * The son of Levi, and father of
Heli Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People * Heli, King of Britain (mythical) * Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus * Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * H ...
(), great-grandfather to
Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
* Son of another Levi (), 31 generations before Jesus and 11 generations after King David


Melchi

(Meaning: "My king") there are two biblical figures named Melchi. *A son of Addi, and father of Neri (). *Father of Levi and son of Jannai mentioned in the
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according to ().


Melea

The son of Menan (or Menna) and father of Eliakim, he is briefly mentioned as an ancestor of Jesus ().


Menna

Menna, also called Menan, was the son of Mattatha and the father of Melea according to .


Mnason

A Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged (). He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (), and was well known to the Christians of Caesarea (). He was an "old disciple" (R.V., "early disciple"), i.e., he had become a Christian in the beginning of the formation of the Church in Jerusalem.


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Naggai

Naggai (
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spelling Nagge) is the name of a figure found in the genealogy of Jesus according to the
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.


Nahum

Nahum, in addition to being the name of the well-known biblical prophet Nahum, is also the name of a figure mentioned in passing in Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. The Nahum of Luke has his name spelled Naum in the
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Narcissus

Narcissus is mentioned briefly in Romans 16:11, which sends greetings to "Those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord." Beyond this brief reference, nothing more is known for certain of the person referred to.


Naum

''See Nahum.''


Nereus

Nereus was a Christian mentioned with his unnamed sister in with other saints to whom
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
sent greetings and salutations.


Neri

Neri according to the
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was the father of
Shealtiel Shealtiel (, ), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel (, ), was the son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah (1 Chronicles, ). The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon). Jeconiah, Shealtiel, as well as most ...
instead of
Jeconiah Jeconiah ( meaning "Yahweh has established"; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( ''Yəhoyāḵin'' ; ), was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE ...
the King of Judah. He was the son of Melchi .. Could possibly be the case of
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Phygelus

Phygelus or Phygellus is described in as an Asian citizen who along with Hermogenes turned away from the
Apostle Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
from his ministry. Nothing else is known about Phygelus.


Publius

Publius is mentioned in as the Roman governor of
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who welcomed
Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...
and his cohorts and who had his
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-afflicted father healed by Paul.


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Rhesa

Rhesa was the son of
Zerubbabel Zerubbabel ( from ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. He is not documented in extra-biblical documents, and is considered ...
according to the
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chapter 3, instead of Abiud, Luke added Rhesa as the son of
Zerubbabel Zerubbabel ( from ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. He is not documented in extra-biblical documents, and is considered ...
, he was also the father of Joanan.


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Sadoc

See
Zadok Zadok (), also spelled Ṣadok, Ṣadoc, Zadoq, Tzadok or Tsadoq (; lit. 'righteous, justified'), was a Kohen (priest), biblically recorded to be a descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron. He was the High Priest of Israel during the reigns of Dav ...


Semein

Semein was the son of Josech also called Joseph. He was also the father of
Mattathias Mattathias ben Johanan (, ''Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān''; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. Mattathias's story is related in the deuter ...
according to .


Simeon

Simeon (not to be confused with St. Simeon) was the father of
Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
and the son of Judah according to .


Simon Iscariot

Simon Iscariot was the father of
Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot (; ; died AD) was, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane, in exchange for thirty pieces of sil ...
(see , , and ).


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Tryphosa

Tryphosa was a Christian mentioned in with other saints to whom Paul the apostle sent greetings and salutations.


Tyrannus

Tyrannus was the operator of a school in
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which the apostle Paul used as a base according to


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Zadok

Zadok or Sadoc was the son of
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, and the father of Achim according to , Sadoc is his name in the
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See also

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List of biblical names Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a Books of the Bible, biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, d ...
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List of burial places of biblical figures The following is a list of burial places attributed to Abrahamic figures according to various religious and local traditions. The locations listed are based on locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. M ...
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List of major biblical figures The Bible is a collection of Biblical canon, canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate Book ...
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List of minor biblical tribes This list contains tribes or other groups of people named in the Bible of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. A Accaba, descendants of For the descendants of "Accaba" (1 Esd ...


References

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