This is one of the ancestors of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
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 › Solomon › Rehoboam › Abijah › Asa › Jehoshaphat › Jehoram › Ahaziah › Joash › Amaziah › Uzziah › Jotham › Ahaz › Hezekiah › Manasseh › Amon › Josiah › Jehoiakim › Jehoiachin › Pedaiah › Zerubbabel › Abiud › Eliakim › Azor › Sadoc › Achim › Eliud › Eleazar › Matthan › Unnamed#1 › Unnamed#2 › Unnamed#3 › Unnamed#4
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Conditional birth estimate · c. 329 BC – AD 14
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jehoiachin · 617 BC Ancestor |
14 20–45 years per generation |
c. 337 BC – AD 14 |
| Jehoiakim · 635 BC Ancestor |
15 20–45 years per generation |
c. 335 BC – AD 41 |
| Josiah · 649 BC Ancestor |
16 20–45 years per generation |
c. 329 BC – AD 72 |
| Hezekiah · 742 BC Ancestor |
19 20–45 years per generation |
c. 362 BC – AD 114 |
| Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor |
23 20–45 years per generation |
c. 366 BC – AD 210 |
| Joash · 845 BC Ancestor |
24 20–45 years per generation |
c. 365 BC – AD 236 |
| Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor |
27 20–45 years per generation |
c. 409 BC – AD 267 |
| Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor |
31 20–45 years per generation |
c. 416 BC – AD 360 |
| David · 1086 BC Ancestor |
32 20–45 years per generation |
c. 446 BC – AD 355 |
| Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor |
32 20–45 years per generation |
c. 411 BC – AD 390 |
| Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor |
35 20–45 years per generation |
c. 416 BC – AD 460 |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
41 20–45 years per generation |
c. 902 BC – AD 124 |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
43 20–45 years per generation |
c. 975 BC – AD 101 |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
44 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1015 BC – AD 86 |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
44 20–45 years per generation |
c. 996 BC – AD 105 |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
45 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1095 BC – AD 31 |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
45 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1085 BC – AD 41 |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
46 25–130 years per generation |
c. 975 BC – AD 3856 |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 981 BC – AD 3955 |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 881 BC – AD 4055 |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
48 25–130 years per generation |
c. 986 BC – AD 4055 |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
49 25–130 years per generation |
c. 993 BC – AD 4153 |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
50 25–130 years per generation |
c. 998 BC – AD 4253 |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
51 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1007 BC – AD 4349 |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
52 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1012 BC – AD 4449 |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
54 25–130 years per generation |
c. 997 BC – AD 4674 |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
55 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1072 BC – AD 4704 |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
56 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1548 BC – AD 4333 |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
57 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1705 BC – AD 4281 |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
58 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1867 BC – AD 4224 |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
59 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1907 BC – AD 4289 |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
60 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2044 BC – AD 4257 |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
61 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2084 BC – AD 4322 |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
62 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2129 BC – AD 4382 |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
62 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2454 BC – AD 4057 |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
63 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2194 BC – AD 4422 |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
63 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2429 BC – AD 4187 |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
63 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2430 BC – AD 4186 |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
64 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2274 BC – AD 4447 |
This unnamed person is inserted to increase the number of generations in Jesus' genealogy as recorded in Matthew to become the same as the number of generations in Luke. Matthew is known to deliberately miss out some individuals (kings Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah) so it is likely he also missed out others, in order to create three sets of 14 generations (Mat 1:17).
Sources: STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Unnamed#4@Mat.1.15)