Luke 3:23
Jesus was around thirty when he began his public ministry. People presumed he was the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli,
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24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
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Genesis 41:46Joseph was thirty when he started working for Pharaoh, king of Egypt. After he had left Pharaoh, Joseph traveled on an inspection tour throughout Egypt.
Numbers 4:35They counted men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
Numbers 4:43men aged thirty to fifty—all who were entitled to do the work of serving in the Tent of Meeting.
Matthew 1:1This book is the record of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line:
Matthew 1:16and Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary, to whom Jesus was born, the one who is called the Messiah.
Matthew 13:55Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Matthew Henry on Luke 3:22-38
The Genealogy of Christ. 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was… Read the whole commentary →