Luke 3:25
“the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,”
What does Luke 3:25 mean?
This verse is part of Jesus's genealogy in Luke, tracing his family line backward through history. These particular names appear in the generations between Joseph (Jesus's earthly father) and King David, representing ancestors most of us have never heard of. Luke includes these ordinary people to show that Jesus's roots run deep into the history of Israel, connecting him to God's people across centuries. It's a quiet reminder that faithful lives lived in obscurity still matter and are remembered in God's story.