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Melea, mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus.
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Melea is a name that appears in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Luke (Luk.3.31). He is listed as an ancestor of Jesus, but no further information about his life or role is provided in the biblical text. His name suggests he was likely of Jewish descent.
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Fulness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:31).
the son of Menan, and ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. (Luke 3:31)
ME'LEA (full, fulness?), an ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus. Luke 3:31.
ME'LEA (full, fulness?), an ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus. Luke 3:31.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G3190
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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.