Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary

Luke 3:37

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

New American Standard Version

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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

Nave's Topical Bible - Cainan; David; Enoch; Genealogy; Jared; Jesus, the Christ; Joseph; Mahalaleel; Thompson Chain Reference - Enoch; Genealogies of Christ; The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ; Torrey's Topical Textbook - Genealogies; Human Nature of Christ, the;

Dictionaries:

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy; Mary; Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Adam, the Second; King, Christ as; Easton Bible Dictionary - Enoch; Jared; Mahalaleel; Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cainan; Chronology; Jared; Holman Bible Dictionary - Ancestors; Cainan; Incarnation; Jesus, Life and Ministry of; Kenan; Luke, Gospel of; Mahalaleel; Maleleel; Mathusala; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Cainan; Jared; Mahalalel; Methuselah; Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - David ; Enoch; Genealogies of Jesus Christ; Jared; Mahalaleel; Methuselah; Names and Titles of Christ; Virgin Birth; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cainan ; Enoch; Jared ; Mahalaleel ; Methuselah ; People's Dictionary of the Bible - Enoch; Genealogy; Smith Bible Dictionary - Cain'an; E'noch; Ja'red; Mahal'ale-El; Ma-Le'le-El,; Mathu'sala;

Encyclopedias:

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cainan; Genealogy; Jared; Maleleel; Mathusala; Methuselah; The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism; Jesus of Nazareth;

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

Which was the son

of Mathusala,.... The same with Methuselah; and so he is called by the Septuagint in Genesis 5:25

which was the son of Enoch, Genesis 5:21

which was the son of Jared Genesis 5:18,

which was the son of Maleleel; the same with Mahalaleel; who is also so called by the seventy interpreters, in Genesis 5:15 as here; which was the son of Cainan, Genesis 5:12.

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Bibliographical Information
Gill, John. "Commentary on Luke 3:37". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/luke-3.html. 1999.

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The Fourfold Gospel

the [son] of Methuselah¹, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,

Methuselah. Who lived to be the oldest man on record, dying when 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).

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These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. These files were made available by Mr. Ernie Stefanik. First published online in 1996 at The Restoration Movement Pages.

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J. W. McGarvey and Philip Y. Pendleton. "Commentary on Luke 3:37". "The Fourfold Gospel". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tfg/luke-3.html. Standard Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1914.

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on "Luke 3:24"

Bibliographical Information
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on Luke 3:37". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/luke-3.html. 1685.

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mathusala = O.T. Methuselah. d

Maleleel = O.T. Mahalaleel. d

Bibliographical Information
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Luke 3:37". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/luke-3.html. 1909-1922.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Mathusala: Genesis 5:6-28; 1 Chronicles 1:1-3
Methuselah, Mahalaleel

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:9 - Cainan; Genesis 5:12 - Mahalaleel; Genesis 5:18 - Enoch; Genesis 5:21 - Methuselah; 1 Chronicles 1:2 - Kenan; 1 Chronicles 1:3 - Methuselah; Ephesians 6:18 - Praying; Hebrews 11:5 - Enoch

Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Luke 3:37". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/luke-3.html.

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Luke 3:36

Luke 3

Luke 3:38