The Meaning of Luke 3:34 Explained

Luke 3:34

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,

YLT: the son of Judah, 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,

ASV: the'son of Jacob, the'son of Isaac, the'son of Abraham, the'son of Terah, the'son of Nahor,

What is the context of Luke 3:34?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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, 

What does Luke 3:34 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Luke 3

1  The preaching and baptism of John;
15  his testimony of Jesus;
19  Herod imprisons John;
21  Jesus, baptized, receives testimony from heaven
23  The age and genealogy of Jesus from Joseph upwards

What do the individual words in Luke 3:34 mean?

- of Jacob of Isaac of Abraham of Terah of Nahor
τοῦ Ἰακὼβ Ἰσαὰκ Ἀβραὰμ Θάρα Ναχὼρ

τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰακὼβ  of  Jacob 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰακώβ  
Sense: was the second son of Isaac.
Ἰσαὰκ  of  Isaac 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰσαάκ  
Sense: the son of Abraham and Sarah.
Ἀβραὰμ  of  Abraham 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἀβραάμ  
Sense: the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation.
Θάρα  of  Terah 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Θάρα  
Sense: the father of Abraham.
Ναχὼρ  of  Nahor 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ναχώρ  
Sense: was the name of two persons in the family of Abraham, an ancestor of Christ.