Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Contradiction or Harmony in Matthew's & Luke's Genealogy?

 Preface

In our previous study on 'The 42 Generations from Abraham to Mashiyach', we saw Matthew displays 42 generations from Abraham to Yahusha ha Mashiyach and is deliberate and harmonious, omitting Yehoyakim and three kings (Ahazyahu, Yoash, Amatsyahu) due to curses and spiritual corruption while using levirate law to resolve discrepancies in Shealtiel and Zerubbabel’s parentage. The forty-two generations, completed by counting David twice, reflect a divine cycle of testing and redemption, culminating in Yahusha as the Messiah who fulfills the Davidic promise. The interplay of legal and biological lines ensures Yahusha’s legitimate claim to the throne while remaining free from the curses on Yehoyakim and Yekonyah, showcasing Yahuah’s providence in fulfilling His covenant with Abraham and David. Hence, there is no contradiction as Matthew traces the royal succession through Solomon to Yekonyah, Shealtiel, and Zerubbabel, emphasizing Yahusha’s legal right to David’s throne whereas Luke traces the bloodline through Nathan (son of David) to Neri, Shealtiel, and Zerubbabel, ensuring Yahusha’s descent is free from Yekonyah’s curse. This study builds upon our previous exploration of The 42 Generations from Abraham to Mashiyach

 You may read the note here: https://dsouzashodan72.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-42-generations-from-abraham-to.html

This study is to help us understand both genealogies at intersections point/s thus eliminating a shallow interpretation by theologians that Luke's genealogy is of Mary. We know Yahudite genealogies are never from a woman but always from men to show a succession of that lineage. From our previous study 'The 42 Generations from Abraham to Mashiyach' we sorted the understanding of the genealogy until Zerubbabel through David's two different lineages i.e. one from Shelemoh and the other from Nathan in avoiding the curse on the legal royal line of David. But when we go beyond Zerubbabel we see Matthew genealogy says Zerubbabel’s son as Abihud whereas Luke’s genealogy says Rephayah, why is this? To understand this better, lets place both the genealogies side by side from Abraham until Yahusha. Remember Luke's genealogy goes in an ascent order from Yahusha right until Adam, whereas Matthew's genealogy goes in a descent order from Abraham to Yahusha. For a better understanding only the comparison from Abraham to Yahusha is taken.



In our previous study we saw the first intersection point as Neri the father of Shealtiel whereas Matthew's genealogy shows Shealtiel was son of Yekonyah. 

1Ch 3:17  And the sons of Yeḵonyah the captive: She’alti’ěl his son, 

We saw profound truths in the genealogy of Mashiyach.

🛠 Solution in the Genealogy of Messiah

Now here’s the brilliance of how the genealogies resolve this issue:

✅ Matthew’s genealogy traces the legal line:

  • David  Solomon → Rehoboam → … → Yekonyah → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel

  • This is the royal succession, even though it's cursed at Yekonyah.

But…

✅ Luke’s genealogy traces the biological line:

  • David → Nathan → … → Neri → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel

  • This line is untainted by the curse and preserves the bloodline of Mashiyach.

But when we go beyond Zerubbabel we see Matthew genealogy says Zerubbabel’s son as Abihud whereas Luke’s genealogy says Rephayah, why is this?

  • Matthew 1:13 lists Zerubbabel’s son as Abihud

Mat 1:13  And Zerubbaḇel brought forth Aḇihuḏ, and Aḇihuḏ brought forth Elyaqim, and Elyaqim brought forth Azor.
  • Luke 3:27 lists Zerubbabel’s son as Rephayah (or a descendant)

Luk 3:27  of Yoḥanan, of Rephayah, of Zerubbaḇel, of She’alti’ěl, of Neri, 

This discrepancy raises questions: Did Zerubbabel have multiple sons? Why are the genealogies so different?

Zerubbabel Had Multiple Sons: 

1Ch 3:19  And the sons of Peḏayah: Zerubbaḇel and Shim‛i. The sons of Zerubbaḇel: Meshullam, and Ḥananyah, and Shelomith their sister, 
1Ch 3:20  and Ḥashuḇah, and Ohel, and Bereḵyah, and Ḥasaḏyah, Yushaḇ-Ḥeseḏ, five. 
1Ch 3:21  And the sons of Ḥananyah: Pelatyah and Yeshayah, the sons of Rephayah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Oḇaḏyah, the sons of Sheḵanyah. 

According to 1 Chronicles 3:19–21, Zerubbabel had several sons, including:
  • Meshullam

  • Hananyah

  • Descendants like Rephayah, Arnan, Obadyah & Shekanyah.

Matthew traces through Abihud, a son not listed in Chronicles, while Luke traces through Rephayah's line. This suggests that:

  • Matthew and Luke trace through different sons or descendants of Zerubbabel.

  • Abihud and Rephayah are likely from separate family branches.

Luk 3:27  of Yoḥanan, of Rephayah, of Zerubbaḇel, of She’alti’ěl, of Neri, 

🔍 Who is Rephayah? Rephayah means 'Yah has cured'

  • He is not a direct son of Zerubbabel, but rather his grandson (through Hananyah).

  • That would make Rephayah part of the lineage of David, though not the royal/legal line through Shelemoh but biological from Nathan.

  • So, if Luke’s genealogy includes Rephayah, it is plausible that Luke is tracing the biological, non-royal line through Nathan (David’s son) and intersecting with Zerubbabel’s descendants through Hananyah, not Abihud.

The names Rephayah → Arnan → Obadiah → Shechaniah are successive descendants in this line? So is Arnan son of Rephayah? As well as Obadiah and Shechaniah?

📖 1 Chronicles 3:21 — Hebraic Syntax

1Ch 3:21  And the sons of Ḥananyah: Pelatyah and Yeshayah, the sons of Rephayah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Oḇaḏyah, the sons of Sheḵanyah.

Now, based on the colon (:) and the phrasing:

  • The line of descent continues through Yeshayah, not Pelatyah.

  • And the list of “sons of…” that follows applies to Yeshayah’s line, not directly to Hananyah.


🧬 Logical Structure:

Zerubbabel  
└── Hananyah  
    ├── Pelatyah  
    └── Yeshayah  
         ├── sons of Rephayah  
         ├── sons of Arnan  
         ├── sons of Obadyah  
         └── sons of Shekhanyah

This means:

  • Pelatyah had no further descendants listed.

  • The genealogical line continues through Yeshayah, through parallel descendant generations.

Each "sons of..." begins a new generation from Yeshayah's line. This fits the natural Hebrew narrative rhythm — once sons are introduced, the chronicler continues down the primary lineage, not switching back and forth.

🧠 Linguistic Support



The absence of verbs or lineage markers between these “sons of…” groups makes it difficult to assign strict succession unless context demands it.

In Hebrew narrative, it's common for the text to list multiple named family branches from one figure, especially if no connecting verbs are used

🧩 Implication for Luke 3:27

“…Yoḥanan, son of Rephayah…”

Yoḥanan is listed in Luke as the son of Rephayah — which only makes sense if Rephayah himself had children, not if he were merely a stepping stone in a sequential line.

So, if:

  • Yoḥanan is Rephayah’s son

  • And Rephayah is a son of Yeshayah

  • Then Luke’s genealogy is not following a single direct descent from Yeshayah → Rephayah → Arnan → Obadyah → Shekhanyah

  • Instead, Luke is displaying one branch of Yeshayah’s house, the line through Rephayah, skipping the great grandfather Hananyah (1Chr 3:21).


🧬The Reconciliation intersection: 

The question one may ask. If the reconciliation was made at Shealtiel through Neri from lineage of Nathan the other son of David, then why diverge again at Zerubbabbel?

Remember Matthew's genealogy identifies Yahusha as son of David (with a double portion firstborn son berekah), son of Abraham where David was given a promise that his throne would be established forever & that promise was of Yahusha ha Mashiyach ruling as the Malchitsedeq priest forever.

Mat 1:1 The book of the genealogy of יהושע Messiah, Son of Dawiḏ, Son of Aḇraham: 

Luke's genealogy identifies Yahusha right until Adam from Elohim.

Luk 3:38  of Enosh, of Shěth, of Aḏam, of Elohim. 

Both Adam and Yahusha were from Elohim but the emissary Shaul places Yahusha as the last Adam (Heavenly man uncreated) who is a life giving Ruach in comparison to the physical Adam who was earthy and created from dust.

1Co 15:45  And so it has been written, “The first man Aḏam became a living being,” the last Aḏam a life-giving Spirit. 

Luke was a close associate of emissary Shaul and was in his journeys and hence, he was spiritually likeminded as Shaul.

Hence, Luke showing a biological succession brings the lineage into merging it at an intersection point between biological & royal lineage not knowing what Matthew has jotted down, as the writer is Elohim and not man. Hence, he continued displaying the biological line from David through Nathan until the intersection point he was influenced by the Ruach to show the merger of the lineage.

Luk 3:23  And when יהושע Himself began, He was about thirty years of age, being, as reckoned by law, son of Yosěph, of Ěli, 

The phrase "as was supposed" (Greek: ἐνομίζετο, enomizeto) = "legally regarded" or "reckoned by law"

So Yahusha was legally regarded as the son of Yoseph, who was in turn legally reckoned as the son of Eli.

👨‍👦 Levirate Marriage as the Key

Yoseph was the product of a levirate marriage, meaning:

  • Eli/Heli and Yaaqob were half-brothers or close relatives

  • Eli/Heli died childless, so Yaaqob (Matthew's genealogy) married Eli's/Heli's widow

  • Their son Yoseph was biologically Yaaqob’s, but legally Heli’s, per the levirate law in Deuteronomy 25:5–6

Thus:

Biological Line (Luke)Royal Line (Matthew)
Eli/Heli (legal father of Yoseph) Yaaqob (biological father of Yoseph)
          ↘
             ↘                                    ↙
                           Yoseph


📜 Scriptural & Legal Support
  • Deut. 25:6: “The firstborn son… shall succeed in the name of his dead brother, that his name not be blotted out…”

  • Yahudite legal tradition recognized two lines in such cases:

    • Biological descent

    • Legal inheritance / reckoning

Luke 3:23’s wording perfectly fits this legal framework: Yahusha was reckoned the son of Yoseph, who was reckoned the son of Eli/Heli.

🔄 How This Affects the Zerubbabel Split

This helps explain how the two genealogies diverge after Zerubbabel but reunite in Yoseph:

  1. Zerubbabel has multiple sons (e.g. Rephayah → Eli line, Abihud → Yaaqob line)

  2. The two lines continue separately

  3. A levirate marriage between Eli's widow and Yaaqob unites them again in Yoseph

  4. Yahusha, born of Mary, is legally Yoseph’s son, inheriting both royal and priestly lines.

Elohim shows through Luke's genealogy which is through blood line, that Yahusha is not a blood line of Yoseph (as He was born of the Ruach) but as reckoned by law, son of Yosěph, of Ěli/Heli,

The name Heli (Greek: Ἠλί, Ēlí) is the Greek form of a Hebrew name — and its meaning and origin can be understood by tracing it back to its Hebrew root.

📜 Name: Heli

  • Greek: Ἠλί (Ēlí)

  • Hebrew equivalent: Eli (אלי)

🧠 Meaning of Heli / Eli:

  • "Eli" (אֵלִי) = "My EL"

    • From El (אֵל) = Elohim

    • (י) = “my”

This is the same word Yahusha cried out on the cross:

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” — “My EL, My EL, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)

📖 Possible Hebrew Identity of Heli

While the name Heli itself does not appear directly in the Old Testament, it's often understood as:

  • A variant or contracted form of Eli (אֵלִי), or

  • A Greek rendering of a longer Hebrew name like Eliel (אליאל) — meaning “My EL is EL”

 The name of 'My Elohim' was kept alive in YasharEL in a typological sense through the birth of Yahusha as the lines merge showing the fulfillment of the promise that Yahusha was now a priest of a new order (Malchitsedeq), a King forever (not as David who died and his tomb was there till date as witnessed by Kepha) & a prophet (as Abraham was )

Gen 20:7  “And now, return the man’s (Abraham's) wife, for he is a prophet, and let him pray for you and you live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall certainly die, you and all that are yours.” 

Heb 7:14  For it is perfectly clear that our Master arose from Yehuḏah, a tribe about which Mosheh never spoke of concerning priesthood, 
Heb 7:15  and this is clearer still, if another priest arises in the likeness of Malkitseḏeq, 
Heb 7:16  who has become, not according to the torah of fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life, 
Heb 7:17  for He does witness, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq.” 

Act 2:27  because You shall not leave my being in She’ol, nor shall You give Your Lovingly-committed One to see corruption. 
Act 2:28  ‘You have made known to me the ways of life, You shall fill me with joy in Your presence.’ 
Act 2:29  “Men and brothers, let me speak boldly to you of the ancestor Dawiḏ, that he died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 
Act 2:30  “Being a prophet, then, and knowing that Elohim had sworn with an oath to him: of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne, 

1Ti 6:15  which in His own seasons He shall reveal – the blessed and only Ruler, the KING of kings and Master of masters, 

Rev 19:16  And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: KING OF kings AND MASTER OF masters.

Chart showing the lineage:




Yekonyah
├── [Unnamed firstborn son] — married (dies childless)
│     │
│     └── Widow marries Neri (from Nathan’s line)
│           │
│           └── Shealtiel (biological son of Neri, legal heir of Yekonyah)



How do we know Neri married Yekonyah's firstborn son's widow, the son who is unnamed?

📆 Timeline of Yekonyah's Captivity:

  • Yekonyah’s exile: 597 BC
    (At age 18, per 2 Kings 24:8)

2Ki 24:8 Yehoyaḵin (Yekonyah) was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Yerushalayim three new moons. And his mother’s name was Neḥushta the daughter of Elnathan of Yerushalayim. 
  • Evil-Merodach’s accession: 561 BC
    (37th year of Yekonyah’s exile)

  • Therefore, Yekonyah was ~55 years old when released from prison.

2Ki 25:27  And it came to be in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Yehoyaḵin (Yekonyah) sovereign of Yehuḏah, in the twelfth new moon, on the twenty-seventh of the new moon, that Ewil-Meroḏaḵ sovereign of Baḇel, in the year that he began to reign, released Yehoyaḵin sovereign of Yehuḏah from prison, 
2Ki 25:28  and spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the sovereigns who were with him in Baḇel, 
2Ki 25:29  and changed his prison garments. And he ate bread continually before the sovereign all the days of his life. 
2Ki 25:30  And as his allowance, a continual allowance was given to him from the sovereign, a quota for each day, all the days of his life

🤔 So how could he have a son (Shealtiel) then?

This brings us to a crucial point:

❗He Did Not Necessarily Have a Son After His Release

  • Yekonyah could have fathered Shealtiel through his son who also was in captivity and heir to his throne but died childless. 

  • Babylonian records called the “Yehoyakin (Yekonyah) Ration Tablets” show that Yekonyah lived in Babylon with his sons and received royal rations.

    • That means he had sons during his captivity, perhaps even while imprisoned or soon after.

    • These sons are likely born during his exile, but not necessarily after release.

    • And one of these sons (obviously his firstborn and heir to the throne) widow married Neri to bring forth Shealtiel. This would bypass the judicial curse placed on his direct sons ruling.


Recap of David's gematria value:
  • ד (Dalet) = 4

  • ו (Uau) = 6

  • ד (Dalet) = 4

So, David = 4 + 6 + 4 = 14

Also written as 2 x 7 which is a two fold witness of completeness in Messiah Yahusha.

🧮 1. Significance of 375 in שלמה (Shelemoh / Solomon)

Letter Value
שׁ (Shin) 300
ל (Lamed) 30
מ (Mem) 40
ה (He) 5
Total 375

The Hebrew name שלמה (Shelemoh) has a gematria of 375, broken down as:

🔍 Symbolic Themes of 375:
  1. Peace and Completion:

    • Shelemoh derives from שלם (Shalom), meaning peace.

    • 300 (Shin) often symbolizes divine presence or fire; 30 (Lamed) wisdom or learning; 40 (Mem) trials/testings or waters; 5 (He) grace or revelation.

    • Together, 375 reflects a king of peace with wisdom, revelation, and divine favor—exactly what Solomon embodies.

🔠 Gematria of שלם (Shalam):

Component Value Symbolism
ש (300) Fire, Spirit Divine power to refine and transform
ל (30) Staff, authority Instruction and leadership guiding restoration
ם (40) Water, womb Cleansing, transition, rebirth
Total = 370 Shalam Completion, wholeness, divine restoration

📖 Spiritual Significance of שלם (370)

  1. Completion / Restoration

    • Root of shalom (שלום) — peace, wholeness, well-being.

    • Used for making restitution or fulfilling obligations (Exo 21:34; Lev 6:5).

    • Carries the idea of making something whole that was broken.

  2. Divine Reconciliation

    • The Shin (300) represents divine transformation or consuming fire.

    • Lamed (30) suggests teaching or leadership, often divine instruction.

    • Mem (40) can symbolize a transition (like the flood or 40 years in the wilderness), often leading to renewal.

✅ Thus, Shalam (370) spiritually represents:

Divinely guided restoration through teaching and transition, leading to wholeness and peace.


🕊️ Related Usage in Scripture

  • Isaiah 53:5 – "The punishment that brought us peace (shalom) was upon Him…" — derived from the same root shālam.

  • Proverbs 16:7 – "When a man's ways please Yahuah, He causes even his enemies to be at peace (shalom) with him."

  • Job 22:21 – "Submit to El and be at peace (shalam) with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you."

The He (ה) having gematria value '5' added to shalam (שלם) makes it the name Shelemoh (שלמה), where number 5 represents Torah/grace. So, the restoration/restitution is a result of Torah/grace and doesn't He (ה) means 'behold', Its a realization when the restoration/restitution happens.

🔢 2. Gematria of Yekonyah (יכניה):

 (Hebrew: יכניה, Yekonyah)
Sometimes also called Konayah (כניה) or Yehoyakin  (יהויכין)

Letter Name Value
י Yod 10
כ Kaf 20
נ Nun 50
י Yod 10
ה He 5
Total 95

📖 Scriptural Background

Yekonyah (also called Yehoyakin or Konayah) was the last king of Yahudah before the Babylonian exile, reigning only 3 months.

  • Jeremiah 22:30 says: “Write this man childless, a man who shall not prosper in his days; for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Yahudah.

This is often referred to as "the curse of Yekonyah."

To interpret 95 biblically, we break it down:

1. 95 = 5 × 19

  • 5 = Torah, instruction, grace

  • 19 = Often symbolizes judgment or faith tested through suffering

Aspect Value
Hebrew Name                                                             יכניה
Gematria                                                             95
Meaning of Name                                                   “Yah will establish”
Broken down                                                          5 × 19
5                                                 Torah, instruction
19                                                Judgment, testing
Significance A king whose line is tested and judged, yet used in a greater plan of restoration

2Ki 17:21 For He tore Yisra’ěl from the house of Dawiḏ, and they made Yaroḇ‛am son of Neḇat sovereign. And Yaroḇ‛am drove Yisra’ěl from following יהוה, and made them commit a great sin.
2Ki 17:22 And the children of Yisra’ěl walked in all the sins of Yaroḇ‛am which he did. They did not turn away from them,
2Ki 17:23 until יהוה removed Yisra’ěl from His presence, as He spoke by all His servants the prophets. So Yisra’ěl was exiled from their land to Ashshur, as it is to this day.

📜Nineteen Kings of Israel (the Northern Kingdom):

# King Notes
1     Yeroboam I          Set up golden calves in Bethel and Dan
2      Nadab         Son of Jeroboam; assassinated by Baasha
3      Baasha             Usurped the throne; killed Nadab
4       Elah           Son of Baasha; assassinated by Zimri
5     Zimri         Reigned 7 days; burned himself in the palace
6      Omri           Powerful king; established Samaria
7      Ahab        Son of Omri; married Ayzebel; promoted Baal worship
8    Ahaziah             Son of Ahab; inquired of Baal-Zebub
9   Yehoram (Yoram)              Brother of Ahaziah; killed by Yehu
10      Yehu            Anointed by Elisha; wiped out Ahab’s house
11     Yehoahaz          Son of Yehu; suffered oppression by Aram
12      Yehoash (Yoash)           Son of Yehoahaz; fought against Yahudah
13      Yeroboam II            Military success; spiritual decline
14      Zechariah             Son of Yeroboam II; assassinated
15      Shallum               Usurper; reigned one month
16     Menahem          Paid tribute to Assyria; cruel rule
17     Pekahyah      Son of Menahem; assassinated
18       Pekah             Killed Pekahyah; opposed Assyria
19      Hoshea            Last king; deported by Assyria

🔢 19 generations from Adam to Abram:

If we count the generations in Genesis 5 (Adam to Noah) and Genesis 11 (Shem to Terah), we find:

  • Adam → Noah: 10 generations

  • Shem → Terah: 9 generations

  • Total: 19 generations

Then comes Abram, the one through whom Yahuah initiates the covenant.

✴️ So, 19 generations precede the covenantal breakthrough — a long period of waiting, testing, and transition from general humanity to covenantal relationship.

Hence, Torah (5) x Judgement/Testing (19) = 95 show us through Yekonyah with a 5 short of grace to make the lineage complete & that is why Luke's genealogy brings in a seed from Nathan to complete the falling short.

🧠 Interpretation

19 = the full measure of testing before divine response, correction, or covenant.

This makes Yekonyah’s gematria (95 = 5×19) even more pitiful:

  • Torah (5) times testing/judgment (19) = a king whose line is judged, yet from which comes restoration through grace (as in Zerubbabel and Yahusha).


🔢 3. Gematria of Nathan (נתן):

Letter Name Value
נ (Nun) 50
ת (Tav) 400
ן (Final Nun) 50
Total = 500

📖 Meaning of the Name:

Nathan (נתן) means “He gave” — from the root natan (נתן), which is widely used in Scripture to express giving, granting, or bestowing (e.g., Yahuah giving commandments, blessings, authority, etc.).

🔍 Symbolism of 500 in Scripture:

Nathan (נתן) = 500
500 = 5 × 100

✡️ 5 = Torah (The Law)

  • The Torah is comprised of 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

  • Called the Pentateuch ("five scrolls").

  • In Yahudite symbolism, 5 often represents:

    • Divine instruction

    • Grace

    • Foundation of covenant law

Examples:

  • 5 fingers on the hand (symbolic of action or power)

  • 5 loaves feeding 5000 (Matt. 14:17–21) — divine provision through Torah

  • 5 primary offerings in Leviticus

The five primary offerings in the book of Leviticus are foundational to the sacrificial system given to Israel. Each represents a different aspect of a person's relationship with Yahuah — from atonement to fellowship, devotion, and gratitude.

Here they are, in the order presented in Leviticus 1–7:


✡️ 1. Burnt Offering (עלה – Olah)

  • Leviticus 1

  • Whole animal is completely burned on the altar.

  • Voluntary offering to express devotion, surrender, or atonement for sin.

  • Represents: Total consecration to Yahuah.


✡️ 2. Grain Offering (מנחה – Minchah)

  • Leviticus 2

  • Offering of fine flour, oil, frankincense, or unleavened bread.

  • Often accompanies burnt and peace offerings.

  • Voluntary, symbolizes thanksgiving, tribute, or dedication.

  • Represents: Acknowledgment that all provision comes from Yahuah.


✡️ 3. Peace Offering (שלמים – Shelamim)

  • Leviticus 3

  • Shared meal between the offeror, priests, and Yahuah.

  • Includes thanksgiving, vow, or freewill offerings.

  • Voluntary, symbolizes fellowship and peace with Yahuah.

  • Represents: Harmony, communion, and wholeness.


✡️ 4. Sin Offering (חטאת – Chatat)

  • Leviticus 4

  • Required for unintentional sins against Yahuah's commands.

  • Different animals used depending on the status of the sinner (priest, leader, common person).

  • Mandatory, when guilt is realized.

  • Represents: Atonement and cleansing from defilement.


✡️ 5. Guilt/Trespass Offering (אשם – Asham)

  • Leviticus 5:14–6:7

  • Offered when someone violates holy things or wrongs another person (often with restitution).

  • Mandatory for certain sins involving property or misuse of holy items.

  • Represents: Restitution and atonement for guilt.


🔢 100 = Fullness / Completion

  • 100 often symbolizes:

    • Full reward or return (e.g., Isaac reaped 100-fold, Gen. 26:12)

    • A complete age (e.g., Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born — Gen. 21:5)

    • Spiritual maturity or multiplied blessing

It carries the sense of wholeness, fruitfulness, and divine fulfillment.

📖 Combining the Two: 5 × 100 = 500

So, if:

  • 5 = Torah (instruction)

  • 100 = fullness/completion

Then:

500 (Nathan) = "The fullness or completeness of divine instruction or giving."

Which perfectly fits the theological role of Nathan — his name means "He gave", and he’s connected to prophetic authority, Davidic succession, and the line of Messiah (Yahusha) through Luke’s genealogy.


🔢 4Significance of 260 in נרי Neri :

Letter Value
נ (Nun) 50
ר (Resh) 200
י (Yod) 10
Total 260

✡️ 1. 260 = 65 × 4

  • 65 is the gematria of Adonai (אדני), the spoken title of Yahuah in Yahudite practice.

    • א = 1, ד = 4, נ = 50, י = 10 → Total = 65

  • 4 is often symbolic of:

    • The four corners of the earth

    • The four winds (Zech. 2:6; Rev. 7:1)

    • Four-letter Divine Name (Ya Ha U aH)

So:
👉 260 = Divine Title (Adonai) × Universality (4)


→ This suggests the ADON's dominion over the whole earth. Remember, Neri features in the Luke genealogy from Nathan (David's son) biologically bringing forth Shealtiel who is the governor, to keep the name of Yekonyah alive in YasharEL.

🕯️ 2. Neri = “My Lamp” → Associated with Davidic Lineage

The name Neri appears in Luke 3:27 in the genealogy of Yahusha through Nathan (son of David). The name נרי (Neri) literally means “my lamp”.

  • This connects directly with:

    Ps18:28 For You light my lamp/H5216 neri נרי; Yahuah my El illumines my darkness.  

    2Sa 22:29  “For You are my lamp/ H5216 neri נרי, O יהוה, And יהוה makes my darkness light. 

Thus, Neri symbolizes preservation of the Davidic light — and by extension, Messiah’s line.

✡️ 3. 260 = 10 × 26 (Yahuah × 10)

  • 26 = gematria of Yahuah (יהוה).

Letter Name Value
י Yod 10
ה He 5
ו Uau 6
ה He 5
Total 26
  • 10 is a number of completeness/order (10 commandments, 10 plagues, etc.)

So:
👉 260 = 26 × 10 → Fullness of Yahuah’s expression.

This could symbolically point to complete covenantal fulfillment, which fits the messianic context in which Neri appears.

🔢 5Significance of 772 in שאלתיל Shealtiel :

LetterValue
ש300
א1
ל30
ת400
י10
א1
ל30
Total772

772 = 700 + 70 + 2

ValueSymbolismScriptural Meaning
700  Often associated with completion + divine    perfection (7 × 100)7 = spiritual completeness of a Shemitah; 100 = fullness, totality.
70        Elders, fullness of counsel70 elders (Exodus 24:1);  70 sent out by Yahusha (Luke 10:1).
2    Witness, confirmation, covenantTwo tablets (Exodus 31:18); two witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15).           

The name Shealtiel = 772 symbolically represent "complete divine restoration (700), with fullness of leadership  (70), confirmed by covenant witness (2)."
He stands as a bridge between exile and return, preserving the royal Davidic line through Zerubbabel.

Scriptures doesn't mention any other sons of Shealtiel besides Zerubbabel.

🔢 6. Pedayah (פדיה) = 99– Gematria Breakdown

Letter Name Value
פ Pe 80
ד Dalet 4
י Yod 10
ה He 5
Total 99

✨ Spiritual Significance of 99 in Scripture:

NumberSignificance
99- Age of Abraham when he was renamed and given the covenant of circumcision (Genesis 17:1)

       - A number just before **100**, symbolizing a time of **final preparation** before **promise fulfillment**.  

       - Related to **repentance and restoration**, as 99 sheep are left for the one lost (Luke 15:4). 

📘 About Pedayah:

  • Pedayah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:19 as the father of Zerubbabel.

  • However, Matthew names Shealtiel as the father of Zerubbabel, and Shealtiel as son of Yekonyah.

  • The most likely explanation is:

    • Pedayah is the biological father of Zerubbabel,

    • Shealtiel (his brother) died childless,

    • Zerubbabel was legally counted as Shealtiel’s son through Levirate adoption.

Thus, Pedayah (99) connects to the restoration of the Davidic line, just before the post-exilic hope is fulfilled in Zerubbabel.

🔢 7. Zerubbabel (זרבבל) = 241 – Gematria Breakdown

📖 Hebrew Spelling: ז ר ב ב ל

LetterValue
ז (Zayin)7
ר (Resh)200
ב (Bet)2
ב (Bet)2
ל (Lamed)30
Total241

Value Letter Symbolism Relevance
200 ר (Resh) Head, authority, beginning Zerubbabel as a governor, head of returning exiles (Haggai 1:1)
30 ל (Lamed) Teaching, shepherd staff He instructs and leads people in Temple restoration
7 ז (Zayin) Weapon, spiritual struggle He faces opposition while rebuilding (Ezra 4:1–5)
2 ב (Bet) House, dwelling Central to rebuilding Yahuah’s House
2 ב (Bet) House, again Repetition underscores his foundational role in re-establishing worship
Zerubbabel (241) = A leader (200) and teacher (30), armed for spiritual battle (7), who builds and restores Yahuah’s House (2+2).

***The table is not in order of his name but values are mentioned of all letters in his name ***

✡️ Redemption Through Zerubbabel?

Although Yekonyah was cursed, his adopted grandson Zerubbabel (a descendant) is blessed:

Hag 2:23 In that day,’ declares יהוה of hosts, ‘I shall take you, Zerubbaḇel My servant, son of She’alti’ěl,’ declares יהוה, ’and shall make you as a signet, for I have chosen you,’ declares יהוה of hosts.”
  • This appears to reverse the curse (Jeremiah 22:24 compared Yekonyah to a signet ring being torn off).

Jer 22:24  “As I live,” declares יהוה, “though Konyahu(Yekonyah) son of Yehoyaqim, sovereign of Yehuḏah, were the signet on My right hand, I would still pull you off from there; 
  • Zerubbabel becomes a type of messianic restoration — bridging the cursed royal line and the eventual coming of Yahusha the Messiah.

🔢 8. Yaaqob (יעקב) = 182 – Gematria Breakdown

  • י (Yod) = 10

  • ע (Ayin) = 70

  • ק (Quph) = 100

  • ב (Bet) = 2

Add them up: 10 + 70 + 100 + 2 = 182

Hebrew Letter Numerical Value Symbolic Meaning / Significance
י (Yod) 10 Divine order, completeness, the Ten Commandments, Elohim’s creative power (10 fingers symbolize human ability to work)
ע (Ayin) 70 Spiritual perfection, fullness, nations/peoples (70 elders, 70 sent by Yahusha), divine governance and completeness
ק (Quph) 100 Set-apartness, completeness, covenant (often connected to being “set apart”), fullness of divine purpose
ב (Bet) 2 Duality, witness, division, covenant (Elohim’s promise to Abraham was made “in two parts”), foundation (house or family)

🔢 9. Eli (אלי) = 41

Hebrew Letter Numerical Value Spiritual Significance
א (Aleph) 1 Unity & Oneness of Elohim; the Beginning; Divine leadership; primal source of all creation
ל (Lamed) 30 Learning, Teaching, and Authority; guidance; spiritual aspiration; connection between heart and mind
י (Yod) 10 Divine Order and Completeness; Elohim’s creative power; the hand of Elohim; perfection

🔢 10. Yoseph (יוסף) = 156. Yoseph means 'He will add'

Letter Name Value Symbolic Meaning
י Yod 10 Divine order, completeness, Elohim’s hand
ו Uau 6 Connection, man, hook, bridging heaven & earth
ס Samekh 60 Support, protection, surrounding
ף (Final) Peh (final form) 80 Mouth, speech, declaration, authority

✨ Symbolic Significance of 156

  • Yoseph (156) symbolizes someone who:

    • Connects (Uau) heaven and earth,

    • Is supported (Samekh) by divine favor,

    • Speaks (Peh) with authority,

    • And lives under divine order (Yod).

💡 Connection:

  • In Genesis 46:27, it says 70 persons went to Egypt, and Yoseph was already there.

  • This Yoseph (from Matthew and Luke genealogy) was divinely instructed to take the baby Yahusha and his mother to Egypt to sustain the child's life

  • Tradition says the name Yoseph = 156 also reflects the idea that he bore the weight of YasharEL's future before they arrived — one man sustaining many. By saving baby Yahusha through obedience to the voice of Elohim, many lives were saved through Elohim's Son who died for their sins in Yerushalayim which Rev 11 likens to Egypt.

🔢 11. Yahusha (יהושע) = 391. Yahusha means 'Yah saves'

Letter Name Value Symbolic Meaning
י Yod 10 Divine hand, creation, completeness
ה He 5 Revelation, divine breath, grace
ו Uau 6 Connection, man, hook (heaven and earth)
ש Shin 300 Fire, divine power, judgment, Spirit
ע Ayin 70 Insight, vision, seeing spiritually

The divine hand (Yod), reaching through grace (He) and connection (Uau), with the Spirit (Shin), to open the eyes of the nations (Ayin).

Summary

📜 Overview of Genealogies

  • Mattityahu traces the legal/royal line from Abraham to Yahusha through Dawid’s son Shelomoh, emphasizing legal right to the throne.

  • Luke traces the biological line from Yahusha back to Adam through Dawid’s son Nathan, avoiding the curse on Yekonyah.

  • Both genealogies intersect at key figures (She’alti’el, Zerubbavel, Yoseph) but diverge due to different purposes (royal vs. biological).

🧠 Previous Study Context

  • Mattityahu lists 42 generations, omitting cursed kings (Yehoyakim, Achazyahu, Yo’ash, Amatsyahu) and counts Dawid twice, reflecting divine testing/redemption cycles.

  • Levirate marriage (Debarim 25:5–6) explains parentage discrepancies, especially for She’alti’el and Yoseph, preserving Yahusha’s claim while bypassing cursed bloodlines.

🔁 Intersection at She’alti’el

  • Mattityahu: She’alti’el = son of Yekonyah (1 Chr 3:17; royal/cursed line).

  • Luke: She’alti’el = son of Neri (from Nathan, untainted biological line).

  • 🔑 Resolution: Levirate marriage — She’alti’el is biological son of Neri, but legal heir of Yekonyah, uniting both lineages.

🌿 Divergence After Zerubbabel

  • Mattityahu: Zerubbabel’s son = Abihud (not in 1 Chronicles; likely legal heir).

  • Luke: Names Rephayah (grandson via Hananyah, 1 Chr 3:19–21).

  • Zerubbavel had many sons: Meshullam, Hananyah, etc.

    • Mattityahu follows Abihud (royal/legal line).

    • Luke follows Rephayah, via Yeshayah (Hananyah’s line).

📚 1 Chronicles 3:21 – Hebraic Syntax

  • Hananyah’s sons: Pelatyah, Yeshayah.

  • Descendants: Rephayah, Arnan, Ovadyah, Shekanyah.

  • Luke skips Hananyah, focusing on a specific biological branch through Yeshayah.

🧬 Reunion at Yoseph

  • Mattityahu: Yoseph = son of Ya’aqob (through Abihud).

  • Luke: Yoseph = son of Eli/Heli (through Rephayah).

  • 🔑 Levirate marriage again — Yoseph is biological son of Ya’aqob, but legally reckoned to Eli, preserving both lines.

🕊️ Theological Significance

  • Mattityahu: Emphasizes Yahusha as Son of Dawid and heir to throne (Matt 1:1).

  • Luke: Shows Yahusha as Son of Adam, the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit (1 Cor 15:45).

  • Nathan’s line avoids Yekonyah’s curse (Yirmeyahu 22:30).

  • Yahusha fulfills role of Kohen (Priest) after Malkitsedeq, Eternal King, and Prophet (Psalms 110:4, Hebrews 7:14–17, Acts 2:30, Genesis 20:7).

🧩 Additional Insight: Neri and the Widow of Yekonyah’s Son

  • 📆 Timeline of Events:

    • Yekonyah exiled at age 18 in 597 BC (2 Kings 24:8).

    • Released in the 37th year of exile (~561 BC), aged about 55 (2 Kings 25:27–30).

  • So how could Yekonyah have had a son (She’alti’el)?

    • 2 Kings makes no mention of a son born after release.

    • Instead, She’alti’el could be the offspring of Yekonyah’s son (his heir) via levirate marriage.

  • 📜 Supporting Evidence:

    • The “Yehoyakin Ration Tablets” from Babylon confirm Yekonyah had sons with him in exile.

    • These sons were likely born during captivity, not after release.

  • 🧬 Key Hypothesis:

    • One of Yekonyah’s sons—likely the firstborn and heir to the thronedied childless.

    • His widow then married Neri, from the line of Nathan , fulfilling levirate duty (Deut 25:5–6).

    • Their child She’alti’el is therefore:

      • Biologically son of Neri,

      • Legally son and heir of Yekonyah’s unnamed son, and thus listed as Yekonyah’s son in Matthew.

  • 🛡️ Purpose of this arrangement:

    • Preserves royal succession from Yekonyah without violating the curse (Jer 22:30) prohibiting his direct sons from ruling.

    • Seamlessly merges the royal (Mattityahu) and biological (Luke) genealogies.

🔢 Gematria Highlights

Name Value Meaning & Symbolism
Dawid (דוד) 14 2 × 7 = Witness of completeness; Matthew uses it symbolically.
Shelomoh (שלמה) 375 Peace (Shalom), wisdom, and divine favor.
Yekonyah (יכניהו) 95 5 × 19; Torah under judgment but used in restoration.
Nathan (נתן) 500 5 × 100 = Fullness of divine instruction.
Neri (נרי) 260 “My Lamp”; 65 (Adonai) × 4 (worldwide light).
She’alti’el (שאלתיאל) 772 700 (completion) + 70 (leadership) + 2 (witness) = Bridge of restoration.
Pedayah (פדיה) 99 Near 100 = Final preparation before covenant fulfillment.
Zerubbabel  (זרבבל) 241 Through conflict (zayin 7= ז) Leader (resh= 200 ר) by building both genealogies (beyt ב twice 2 x 2) Leading (lamed ל = 30) to Yahusha.  
Ya’aqob (יעקב) 182 10 (order), 70 (wisdom), 100 (set-apartness), 2 (witness) = Covenant foundation.
Eli (עלי) 41 1 (unity), 30 (teaching), 10 (order) = “My El” – divine authority and priesthood.
Yoseph (יוסף) 156 10 (order), 6 (connection), 60 (support), 80 (strength) = Sustainer of Yahusha.
Yahusha (יהושע) 391 10 (hand), 5 (grace), 6 (connection), 300 (Spirit), 70 (sight) = “Yah Saves.”

🧩 Key Resolution Mechanisms

  • Levirate Marriage: Explains dual parentage for She’alti’el (Neri/Yekonyah) and Yoseph (Eli/Ya’aqob).

  • Multiple Sons/Descendants: Clarifies divergence after Zerubbabel (Avihud vs. Rephayah).

  • Divine Providence: Yahuah weaves legal and biological lines to preserve the Messianic Seed free of curse.

Conclusion

  • The genealogies in Mattityahu and Luke are complementary, not contradictory.

  • Yahusha is:

    • Legally heir to Dawid’s throne via Shelomoh (Mattityahu),

    • Biologically descended through Nathan (Luke),

    • Fulfilling the promise to Abraham, David, and Adam.

  • Intersections at She’alti’el, Zerubbavel, and Yoseph are resolved by levirate law, careful selection of branches, and Yahuah’s sovereign design.