Luke - 3:37



37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 3:37.

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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,
the'son of Methuselah, the'son of Enoch, the'son of Jared, the'son of Mahalaleel, the'son of Cainan,
Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan,
of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
Who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Maleleel, who was the son of Cainan,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel,
son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan,
who was of Methuselah, who was of Enoch, who was of Jared, who was of Mahalalel, who was of Cainan,

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

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