Luke 3:35 meaning and explanation

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

Luke 3:35, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits within Luke's genealogy of Jesus, which traces the line backward from Joseph through David and Abraham all the way to Adam, whom Luke calls the son of God. Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber and Shelah belong to the generations after the flood listed in Genesis 11, the table of nations that links Noah's descendants to Abraham.

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