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Heli

Ἡλί · Hēli · G2242G“ascending; climbing up” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in Luke

Who he was

Heli is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke. He is identified as the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and thus, the maternal grandfather of Jesus (Luke 3:23). In the genealogy, Luke traces Jesus' lineage back to Adam through his mother Mary's side of the family, while Matthew's genealogy (Matt 1.1-17) follows Joseph's lineage. The mention of Heli provides insight into Jesus' family background and affirms his connection to the Davidic line through his mother. No further information is given about Heli in the Bible. (Luke 3:23).

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Family

FatherMatthatSpousewife of HeliChildrenMary, Salome
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Luke 1 mention

Luke 3:23Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

What the dictionary says

Elevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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