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in the lineage of Messiah (LUK 3:29)

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

Names
  • en Levi
    associated with him
  • en Levi · Also called · H3878 G3017 · LUK 3:29
    associated with him
  • he לֵוִֽי levi · H3878 · LUK 3:29
  • el Λευι Levi · G3017 · LUK 3:29
  • el Λευΐ · G3017H
  • bg Левий
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Conditional birth estimate

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

The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.

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
9
20–45 years per generation
c. 853 BC – 628 BC
David · 1086 BC
Ancestor
10
20–45 years per generation
c. 886 BC – 636 BC
Ruth · 1116 BC
Ancestor
13
20–45 years per generation
c. 856 BC – 531 BC
Pharez · 1722 BC
Ancestor
19
20–45 years per generation
c. 1342 BC – 867 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC
Ancestor
21
20–45 years per generation
c. 1415 BC – 890 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC
Ancestor
22
20–45 years per generation
c. 1455 BC – 905 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC
Ancestor
22
20–45 years per generation
c. 1436 BC – 886 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC
Ancestor
23
20–45 years per generation
c. 1535 BC – 960 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC
Ancestor
23
20–45 years per generation
c. 1525 BC – 950 BC
Terah · 2125 BC
Ancestor
24
25–130 years per generation
c. 1525 BC – AD 996
Nahor · 2156 BC
Ancestor
25
25–130 years per generation
c. 1531 BC – AD 1095
Haran · 2056 BC
Ancestor
25
25–130 years per generation
c. 1431 BC – AD 1195
Serug · 2186 BC
Ancestor
26
25–130 years per generation
c. 1536 BC – AD 1195
Reu · 2218 BC
Ancestor
27
25–130 years per generation
c. 1543 BC – AD 1293
Peleg · 2248 BC
Ancestor
28
25–130 years per generation
c. 1548 BC – AD 1393
Eber · 2282 BC
Ancestor
29
25–130 years per generation
c. 1557 BC – AD 1489
Salah · 2312 BC
Ancestor
30
25–130 years per generation
c. 1562 BC – AD 1589
Arphaxad · 2347 BC
Ancestor
32
25–130 years per generation
c. 1547 BC – AD 1814
Shem · 2447 BC
Ancestor
33
25–130 years per generation
c. 1622 BC – AD 1844
Noah · 2948 BC
Ancestor
34
25–130 years per generation
c. 2098 BC – AD 1473
Lamech · 3130 BC
Ancestor
35
25–130 years per generation
c. 2255 BC – AD 1421
Methuselah · 3317 BC
Ancestor
36
25–130 years per generation
c. 2417 BC – AD 1364
Enoch · 3382 BC
Ancestor
37
25–130 years per generation
c. 2457 BC – AD 1429
Jared · 3544 BC
Ancestor
38
25–130 years per generation
c. 2594 BC – AD 1397
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC
Ancestor
39
25–130 years per generation
c. 2634 BC – AD 1462
Cainan · 3679 BC
Ancestor
40
25–130 years per generation
c. 2679 BC – AD 1522
Cain · 4004 BC
Ancestor
40
25–130 years per generation
c. 3004 BC – AD 1197
Enos · 3769 BC
Ancestor
41
25–130 years per generation
c. 2744 BC – AD 1562
Adam · 4004 BC
Ancestor
41
25–130 years per generation
c. 2979 BC – AD 1327
Eve · 4005 BC
Ancestor
41
25–130 years per generation
c. 2980 BC – AD 1326
Seth · 3874 BC
Ancestor
42
25–130 years per generation
c. 2824 BC – AD 1587
Jesus Christ · 5 BC
Descendant
32
20–45 years per generation
c. 1445 BC – 645 BC
Family of origin
  • Father: Simeon
  • Mother: Unknown
One-parent family
Levi Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Levi, son of Simeon, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy (Luk 3:29).

Levi Article STEPBible TIPNR

Levi, the son of Simeon, is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Luke (Luk 3:29). He was an ancestor of Jesus, but no additional information is provided about his life or role in the biblical narrative. Levi lived sometime between the patriarchal period and the Babylonian exile.

Levi 2 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29).

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Levi_3) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Levi@Luk.3.29) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, levi_1822)

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