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the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, Luke 3:28 · Berean Standard Bible
Through Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, and Er—the family line survived even through the darkest period of Israel's exile.
When Jerusalem was destroyed and the people were carried away to Babylon, it looked like everything was over. But God's plan kept going, generation by generation.
Luke traces the ancestry through Israel's period of exile and suffering.
Even when Israel was conquered and scattered, the line that would produce the Messiah was never extinguished. God's promises survive even the worst disasters.
The genealogy continues: the son of Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, Er. These names span the period of the Babylonian exile and deportation.
The exile period represents Israel's darkest era, yet God's messianic line survived even the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. Divine providence preserved the lineage through catastrophe.
Luke traces the genealogy through the exile period.
Even during the devastating Babylonian exile, when everything seemed lost, the genealogical thread held. God preserved His promise through the darkest chapter of Israel's history.
26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
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