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Achim

/AY-kim/

Summary

An ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, appearing in Matthew's Gospel between Sadoc and Eliud.

☩Genealogical Record

Achim appears in Matthew's genealogy of Christ as the son of Sadoc and father of Eliud. The name may be a shortened form of Jehoiachin, meaning "the Lord will establish." Some scholars suggest the name expressed the parents' faith that God would in His time establish the Messiah's throne as prophesied.

Key verses:Matthew 1:14

Related Verses1 mention

Matthew· 1 verse

1:14

References

  1. 1.George Morrish, "Achim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Achim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).