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Joanan is listed as an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke.
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Also known as Joanna
Joanan is mentioned in Luk.3.27 as one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ in the genealogy traced through Joseph, Jesus' legal father. He is listed as the son of Rhesa and the father of Joda, although no further details about his life or role in the family line are provided. The genealogy in Luke's Gospel spans from Jesus back to Adam, emphasizing Jesus' connection to all of humanity.
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In Revised Version for Joanna, 1. (Luke 3:27)
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 G2490
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
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