Luke 3:37

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
was	Μαθουσαλὰ Mathousala	G3103	Mathusala (i.e. Methushelach) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Mathusala	Μαθουσάλα Mathousála	G3103	Mathusala (i.e. Methushelach)
was	Ἑνὼχ Henōch	G1802	Enoch (i.e. Chanok) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Enoch	Ἐνώχ Enṓch	G1802	Enoch (i.e. Chanok)
was	Ἰάρετ Iaret	G2391	Jared (i.e. Jered) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Jared	Ἰάρεδ Iáred	G2391	Jared (i.e. Jered)
was	Μαλελεὴλ Maleleēl	G3121	Maleleel (i.e. Mahalalel) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Maleleel	Μαλελεήλ Maleleḗl	G3121	Maleleel (i.e. Mahalalel)
was	Καϊνὰμ Kainam	G2536	Cainan (i.e. Kenan) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
Cainan	Καϊνάν Kaïnán	G2536	Cainan (i.e. Kenan)

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 1:1-3 Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Genesis 5:6-28 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:21–end

The evangelist mentioned John's imprisonment before Christ's being baptized, though it was nearly a year after it, because he would finish the story of John's ministry, and then introduce that of Christ. Now here we have, I. A short account of Christ's baptism, which had been more fully related by St. Matthew. Jesus came, to be baptized of John, and he was so, Luk 3:21, Luk 3:22. 1. It is here said that, when all the people were baptized, then Jesus was baptized: all that were then present. Christ would be baptized last, among the common people, and in the rear of them; thus he humbled himself, and made himself of no reputation, as one of the least, nay, as less than the least. He saw what m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 3:24

son of Matthat, &c.--(See on Mat 1:13-15). In Luk 3:27, Salathiel is called the son, while in Mat 1:12, he is called the father of Zerubbabel. But they are probably different persons.

Adam Clarke on Luke 3:36

Of Cainan - This Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, and father of Sala, is not found in any other Scripture genealogy. See Gen 10:24; Gen 11:12; Ch1 1:18, Ch1 1:24, where Arphaxad is made the father of Sala, and no mention at all made of Cainan. Some suppose that Cainan was a surname of Sala, and that the names should be read together thus, The son of Heber, the son of Salacainan, the son of Arphaxad, etc. If this does not untie the knot, it certainly cuts it; and the reader may pass on without any great scruple or embarrassment. There are many sensible observations on this genealogy in the notes at the end of Bishop Newcome's Harmony.

John Gill on Luke 3:37

Which was the son of Mathusala,.... The same with Methuselah; and so he is called by the Septuagint in Genesis 5:25 which was the son of Enoch, Genesis 5:21 which was the son of Jared Genesis 5:18, which was the son of Maleleel; the same with Mahalaleel; who is also so called by the seventy interpreters, in Genesis 5:15 as here; which was the son of Cainan, Genesis 5:12.

The Church Fathers

But rightly rising up from the baptized Son of God to God the Father, he places Enoch in the seventy-seventh step, who, having put off death, was translated unto Paradise, that he might signify that those, who by the grace of adoption of sons are born again of water and the Holy Spirit, are in the mean time (after the dissolution of the body) to be received into eternal rest, for the number seventy, because of the seventh of the sabbath, signifies the rest of those who, the grace of God assisting them, have fulfilled the decalogue of the aw.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He was Methuselah, he was Enoch. Beautifully the order of generations ascending from the baptized Son of God to God the Father, in the seventieth degree holds Enoch, who, with death delayed, was translated to paradise, to signify those who, regenerated in the grace of adoption of sons by water and the Holy Spirit, will in the meantime, after the absolution of the body, be received into eternal rest (since the number seventy, on account of the seventh Sabbath, most fittingly signifies the rest of those who, aided by the grace of Christ, have fulfilled the Decalogue of the law) and at the time of the resurrection, will be shown to be joined to the immutable wisdom of God, contemplating through the ages.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Cainan — Possession; smith. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel, after which he lived 840 years (Gen. 5:9-14), and was…
Enoch — Initiated. (1.) The eldest son of Cain (Gen. 4:17), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and called it “after the name of his son Enoch.” This is the first “city” mentioned in Scripture.…
Jared — Descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2. (2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
Mahalaleel — Praise of God. (1.) The son of Cainan, of the line of Seth (Gen. 5:12-17); called Maleleel (Luke 3:37). (2.) Neh. 11:4, a descendant of Perez.
Maleleel, Or Mahalaleel — the son of Cainan. (Genesis 5:12) marg.; Luke 3:37
Mary — Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her…
Mathusala — = Methuselah, the son of Enoch. (Luke 3:37)
Cainan · . — .
David · .Genealogy of — .Genealogy of
Enoch · 3. Father of Methuselah. Transporting of — 3. Father of Methuselah. Transporting of
Genealogies · Of Christ: Given — Of Christ: Given
Genealogy · From Adam to Noah — From Adam to Noah
Human Nature Of Christ, The

Luke 3:37

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 3:24

Adam Clarke on Luke 3:36

John Gill on Luke 3:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 3:37

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 3:24

Adam Clarke on Luke 3:36

John Gill on Luke 3:37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 3:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 3:32