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Esli

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An ancestor of Jesus Christ.

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Nathan › Mattatha › Menan › Melea › Eliakim › Jonan › Joseph › Juda › Simeon › Levi › Matthat › Jorim › Eliezer › Jose › Er › Elmodam › Cosam › Addi › Melchi › Neri › Salathiel › Zorobabel › Rhesa › Joanna › Juda › Joseph › Semei › Mattathias › Maath › Nagge › Esli

Names
  • en Esli
    near me; he who separates
  • en Hesli
  • en Hesli · Also called · none G2069 · LUK 3:25
  • he חֶסְלִי chesəliy · none · LUK 3:25
  • el Ἑσλὶ E̔slì · G2069 · LUK 3:25
  • el Ἐσλί · G2069
  • bg Еслим
  • bg Еслим
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SDA Books (3)

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Linked through an explicitly cited Bible passage
  • EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 4 related paragraphs
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3 3SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 1 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 5SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 5 bibliographic references from the official index
Conditional birth estimate · c. 433 BC – 225 BC

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor yearGenerationsConditional interval
Nathan · 1033 BC
Ancestor
30
20–45 years per generation
c. 433 BC – AD 318
David · 1086 BC
Ancestor
31
20–45 years per generation
c. 466 BC – AD 310
Ruth · 1116 BC
Ancestor
34
20–45 years per generation
c. 436 BC – AD 415
Pharez · 1722 BC
Ancestor
40
20–45 years per generation
c. 922 BC – AD 79
Jacob · 1835 BC
Ancestor
42
20–45 years per generation
c. 995 BC – AD 56
Isaac · 1895 BC
Ancestor
43
20–45 years per generation
c. 1035 BC – AD 41
Rebekah · 1876 BC
Ancestor
43
20–45 years per generation
c. 1016 BC – AD 60
Abraham · 1995 BC
Ancestor
44
20–45 years per generation
c. 1115 BC – 15 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC
Ancestor
44
20–45 years per generation
c. 1105 BC – 5 BC
Terah · 2125 BC
Ancestor
45
25–130 years per generation
c. 1000 BC – AD 3726
Nahor · 2156 BC
Ancestor
46
25–130 years per generation
c. 1006 BC – AD 3825
Haran · 2056 BC
Ancestor
46
25–130 years per generation
c. 906 BC – AD 3925
Serug · 2186 BC
Ancestor
47
25–130 years per generation
c. 1011 BC – AD 3925
Reu · 2218 BC
Ancestor
48
25–130 years per generation
c. 1018 BC – AD 4023
Peleg · 2248 BC
Ancestor
49
25–130 years per generation
c. 1023 BC – AD 4123
Eber · 2282 BC
Ancestor
50
25–130 years per generation
c. 1032 BC – AD 4219
Salah · 2312 BC
Ancestor
51
25–130 years per generation
c. 1037 BC – AD 4319
Arphaxad · 2347 BC
Ancestor
53
25–130 years per generation
c. 1022 BC – AD 4544
Shem · 2447 BC
Ancestor
54
25–130 years per generation
c. 1097 BC – AD 4574
Noah · 2948 BC
Ancestor
55
25–130 years per generation
c. 1573 BC – AD 4203
Lamech · 3130 BC
Ancestor
56
25–130 years per generation
c. 1730 BC – AD 4151
Methuselah · 3317 BC
Ancestor
57
25–130 years per generation
c. 1892 BC – AD 4094
Enoch · 3382 BC
Ancestor
58
25–130 years per generation
c. 1932 BC – AD 4159
Jared · 3544 BC
Ancestor
59
25–130 years per generation
c. 2069 BC – AD 4127
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC
Ancestor
60
25–130 years per generation
c. 2109 BC – AD 4192
Cainan · 3679 BC
Ancestor
61
25–130 years per generation
c. 2154 BC – AD 4252
Cain · 4004 BC
Ancestor
61
25–130 years per generation
c. 2479 BC – AD 3927
Enos · 3769 BC
Ancestor
62
25–130 years per generation
c. 2219 BC – AD 4292
Adam · 4004 BC
Ancestor
62
25–130 years per generation
c. 2454 BC – AD 4057
Eve · 4005 BC
Ancestor
62
25–130 years per generation
c. 2455 BC – AD 4056
Seth · 3874 BC
Ancestor
63
25–130 years per generation
c. 2299 BC – AD 4317
Jesus Christ · 5 BC
Descendant
11
20–45 years per generation
c. 500 BC – 225 BC
Family of origin
  • Father: Nagge
  • Mother: Unknown
One-parent family
One-parent family
SummaryBibleData
in the lineage of Messiah (LUK 3:25)
Esli Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Esli was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy.

Esli Article STEPBible TIPNR

Esli is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in Luk 3:25. He was the son of Naggai and the father of Nahum. Esli was part of the lineage traced from David to Jesus through Nathan, David's son.

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Hesli_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Esli@Luk.3.25) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, esli_1221)

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