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Luke 3:36

Luke 3:36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Which was the son

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

which was the son of Enoch, Gen 5:21

which was the son of Jared Gen 5:18,

which…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Of Cainan - This Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, and father of Sala, is not found in any other Scripture genealogy. See Gen 10:24; Gen 11:12; Ch1 1:18, Ch1 1:24, where Arphaxad is made the father of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 3:21-38

The evangelist mentioned John's imprisonment before Christ's being baptized, though it was nearly a year after it, because he would finish the story of John's ministry, and then introduce that of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 3:21-38

The Baptism of Jesus. The Genealogy

21. Now when all the people were baptized The expression (which is peculiar to St Luke) seems to imply that on this day Jesus was baptized last; and from the…