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Joanan

/joh-AY-nan/

Summary

A descendant of Zerubbabel who appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus, representing a link in the lineage from David through the post-exilic period.

☩Genealogy of Jesus

Joanan (also spelled Joanna in some manuscripts) was a grandson of Zerubbabel listed in the genealogy of Jesus according to Luke 3:27. He was the son of Rhesa and father of Joda, serving as a link in the ancestry from David to Christ through the line of Nathan rather than Solomon.

Key verses:Luke 3:27

Related Verses1 mention

Luke· 1 verse

3:27

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Joanan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.James Hastings (ed.), "Joanan," in Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels, vol. I (T. & T. Clark, 1906–1908).