Bible Strands
Luke 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Luke narrates a backward-tracing genealogy for Jesus, listing ancestral names in a continuous chain without dialogue or specific audience address.
The words — Ἀδμὶν (Admin) and Ἀρνὶ (Arni) appear in the Greek text as intermediate names in the lineage. The repeated particle τοῦ (tou) functions strictly as a genitive marker translating to "son of" between each successive ancestor.
The thread — This segment continues the ancestral line from Ruth 4:12 and 1 Chronicles 2:4, which establish Perez as Judah’s son, and 1 Chronicles 2:9, which lists Hezron’s descendants. The text positions these names between the son of Jesse (Luke 3:32) and the son of Jacob (Luke 3:34).
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to accept a documented physical and legal descent from Judah through Perez without offering theological commentary or narrative expansion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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,
Cross-references
- Ruth 4:12 And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chronicles 9:4 Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
- Genesis 29:35 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
- Genesis 38:29 But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
- Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Genesis 49:8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- Numbers 26:20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
- Ruth 4:19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,