Luke 3:34
Luke 3:34 Meaning and Explanation
“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,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The record reaches the patriarchs, Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, and passes beyond them to Thara and Nachor.
What Does Luke 3:34 Mean?
Here are the fathers of the covenant: Abraham, called out of a far country; Isaac, the child of promise; Jacob, who became Israel. Behind Abraham stand Thara and Nachor, his family before the call came.
To Abraham God promised that in his seed all nations of the earth would be blessed, and this record is the promise kept: the seed traced generation by generation until Christ. Every nation reading this verse is part of its fulfillment.
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What does Luke 3:34 mean?
The record reaches the patriarchs, Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, and passes beyond them to Thara and Nachor.