Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).
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
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Conditional birth estimate · c. 513 BC – 305 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 year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan · 1033 BC Ancestor |
26 20–45 years per generation |
c. 513 BC – AD 138 |
| David · 1086 BC Ancestor |
27 20–45 years per generation |
c. 546 BC – AD 130 |
| Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor |
30 20–45 years per generation |
c. 516 BC – AD 235 |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
36 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1002 BC – 102 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
38 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1075 BC – 125 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
39 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1115 BC – 140 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
39 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1096 BC – 121 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
40 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1195 BC – 195 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
40 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1185 BC – 185 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
41 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1100 BC – AD 3206 |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
42 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1106 BC – AD 3305 |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
42 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1006 BC – AD 3405 |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
43 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1111 BC – AD 3405 |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
44 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1118 BC – AD 3503 |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
45 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1123 BC – AD 3603 |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
46 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1132 BC – AD 3699 |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1137 BC – AD 3799 |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
49 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1122 BC – AD 4024 |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
50 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1197 BC – AD 4054 |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
51 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1673 BC – AD 3683 |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
52 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1830 BC – AD 3631 |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
53 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1992 BC – AD 3574 |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
54 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2032 BC – AD 3639 |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
55 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2169 BC – AD 3607 |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
56 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2209 BC – AD 3672 |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
57 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2254 BC – AD 3732 |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
57 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2579 BC – AD 3407 |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
58 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2319 BC – AD 3772 |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
58 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2554 BC – AD 3537 |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
58 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2555 BC – AD 3536 |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
59 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2399 BC – AD 3797 |
| Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant |
15 20–45 years per generation |
c. 680 BC – 305 BC |
- Father: Joseph
- Mother: Unknown
- Son: Mattathias
Sources: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, semei_2488)