Bible Strands
Luke 3:34
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Luke records a backward genealogy for his reader, listing ancestral names as the lineage moves from the tribal fathers to the covenant patriarchs.
The words — τοῦ (tou) operates as a genitive article meaning “of,” and Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak) identifies the second patriarch in the sequence, marking Isaac as the direct link between Abraham and Jacob.
The thread — The same names anchor Israel’s ancestral record in Genesis 21:3, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:34, where they establish the historical continuity of the covenant line.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to verify Jesus’ placement within a documented human lineage, demanding recognition of his descent from the named patriarchs rather than accepting a disconnected claim.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Cross-references
- Genesis 21:3 And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
- Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- 1 Chronicles 1:34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- Matthew 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Acts 7:8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- Genesis 25:26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
- 1 Chronicles 1:24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
- Genesis 11:24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.