Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Elmadam was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in the genealogy in Luke's Gospel.
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Also known as Elmodam
Elmadam is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Luke (Luk.3.28). He is listed as the son of Er and the father of Cosam in the lineage traced from Jesus back to Adam. The genealogy in Luke's Gospel is believed to represent the ancestry of Jesus through his mother, Mary. Elmadam's inclusion in this genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage in Jewish tradition and the significance of Jesus being a descendant of notable figures in Israel's history. However, no additional information about Elmadam's life, his role, or the historical context in which he lived is provided in the Bible. His mention serves primarily to establish the continuity of the ancestral line leading to Jesus Christ.
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In the Revised Version, (Luke 3:28) Same as Elmodam.
Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.
1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G1678
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.