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 › Unnamed#5 › Unnamed#6 › Unnamed#7 › Unnamed#8 › Unnamed#9
- en Unnamed#9
- bg Неназован №9
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Conditional birth estimate · c. 229 BC – AD 239
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 |
19 20–45 years per generation |
c. 237 BC – AD 239 |
| Jehoiakim · 635 BC Ancestor |
20 20–45 years per generation |
c. 235 BC – AD 266 |
| Josiah · 649 BC Ancestor |
21 20–45 years per generation |
c. 229 BC – AD 297 |
| Hezekiah · 742 BC Ancestor |
24 20–45 years per generation |
c. 262 BC – AD 339 |
| Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor |
28 20–45 years per generation |
c. 266 BC – AD 435 |
| Joash · 845 BC Ancestor |
29 20–45 years per generation |
c. 265 BC – AD 461 |
| Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor |
32 20–45 years per generation |
c. 309 BC – AD 492 |
| Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor |
36 20–45 years per generation |
c. 316 BC – AD 585 |
| David · 1086 BC Ancestor |
37 20–45 years per generation |
c. 346 BC – AD 580 |
| Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor |
37 20–45 years per generation |
c. 311 BC – AD 615 |
| Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor |
40 20–45 years per generation |
c. 316 BC – AD 685 |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
46 20–45 years per generation |
c. 802 BC – AD 349 |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
48 20–45 years per generation |
c. 875 BC – AD 326 |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
49 20–45 years per generation |
c. 915 BC – AD 311 |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
49 20–45 years per generation |
c. 896 BC – AD 330 |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
50 20–45 years per generation |
c. 995 BC – AD 256 |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
50 20–45 years per generation |
c. 985 BC – AD 266 |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
51 25–130 years per generation |
c. 850 BC – AD 4506 |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
52 25–130 years per generation |
c. 856 BC – AD 4605 |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
52 25–130 years per generation |
c. 756 BC – AD 4705 |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
53 25–130 years per generation |
c. 861 BC – AD 4705 |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
54 25–130 years per generation |
c. 868 BC – AD 4803 |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
55 25–130 years per generation |
c. 873 BC – AD 4903 |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
56 25–130 years per generation |
c. 882 BC – AD 4999 |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
57 25–130 years per generation |
c. 887 BC – AD 5099 |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
59 25–130 years per generation |
c. 872 BC – AD 5324 |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
60 25–130 years per generation |
c. 947 BC – AD 5354 |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
61 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1423 BC – AD 4983 |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
62 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1580 BC – AD 4931 |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
63 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1742 BC – AD 4874 |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
64 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1782 BC – AD 4939 |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
65 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1919 BC – AD 4907 |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
66 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1959 BC – AD 4972 |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
67 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2004 BC – AD 5032 |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
67 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2329 BC – AD 4707 |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
68 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2069 BC – AD 5072 |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
68 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2304 BC – AD 4837 |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
68 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2305 BC – AD 4836 |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
69 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2149 BC – AD 5097 |
- Father: Unnamed#8
- Mother: Unknown
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#9@Mat.1.15)