Heli
Ἠλί/HEE-lye/
“Ascending or my God (Greek form of Hebrew Eli)”
Summary
Heli appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the father (or father-in-law) of Joseph, husband of Mary, likely representing Mary's lineage rather than Joseph's legal descent.
☩In Christ's Genealogy
Heli (Greek form of Eli) appears in Luke 3:23 as the father of Joseph. Since Matthew's genealogy traces Joseph's legal descent through Solomon, many scholars understand Luke's genealogy as tracing Mary's physical lineage through David's son Nathan. In this view, Heli was Mary's father, and Joseph became his legal heir by marriage—thus "the son of Heli" by Jewish legal reckoning.
Key verses:Luke 3:23
Related Verses1 mention
Luke· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Heli, or rather Eli," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Heli," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Heli," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Heli," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).