Luke 3:23-38
The Biological Genealogy of Jesus
Heli being the
Father-In-Law of Joseph
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of
Heli1,
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which
was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son
of Joseph,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos,
which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the
son of Nagge,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias,
which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the
son of Juda,
27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which
was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was
the son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which
was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son
of Er,
29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which
was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son
of Levi,
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which
was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son
of Eliakim,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which
was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the
son of David,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which
was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of
Naasson,
33 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,
34 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,
35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which
was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son
of Sala,
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad,
which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son
of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch,
which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was
the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which
was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
(KJV)
1 In that Heli (Mary's father) had no male heirs, in
law Joseph was considered his son (in law) carrying forth
Heli's genealogy as well as his own.