Luke 3:34

32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
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,
WEB
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
ASV
the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
DARBY
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
BLB
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor,
ÅB
sønn av Jakob, sønn av Isak, sønn av Abraham, sønn av Tarah, sønn av Nakor,
OTB
sønn av Jakob,
sønn av Isak, sønn av Abraham,
sønn av Tarah, sønn av Nakor,
B1930
sønn av Jakob, sønn av Isak, sønn av Abraham, sønn av Tarah, sønn av Nakor,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 21:3

    And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

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  • 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 worshiped other gods.

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  • Matthew 1:2

    Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

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  • 1 Chronicles 1:34

    Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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  • 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 patriarchs.

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  • Genesis 25:26

    After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

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  • 1 Chronicles 1:24–28

    So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

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