Luke 3:34 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 3:34

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

KJV

Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

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Commentary

1 voice

Glossa Ordinaria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1274)

(ubi sup.) Which is interpreted, "finding out," or "wickedness." Nachor, i. e. "the light rested." Sarug, i. e. "correction," or "holding the reins," or "perfection." Ragan, i. e. "sick," or "feeding." Phares, i. e. "dividing," or "divided." Heber, i. e. "passing over." Sala, i. e. "taking away." Canaan, i. e. "lamentation," or "their possession."

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	of Jacob	G2384 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	of Isaac	G2464 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	of Abraham	G11 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Θάρα	Thara	of Terah	G2291 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ναχὼρ	Nachōr	of Nahor	G3493 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
leads to
- Acts 7:8
  Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
leads to
- Genesis 17:19
  But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after…
- Matthew 1:2
  Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Joshua 24:2
And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and…
leads to
- Joshua 24:15
  But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods…
- Ezekiel 16:3
  and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a…
- Genesis 31:30
  Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
Through
Acts 7:8
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve…
leads to
- Genesis 17:9–14
  God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
- Genesis 35:23–26
  The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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