Home People Menna Menna is a person mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 3. He is listed as the son of Mattatha and the father of Melea. Very little is known about him beyond his place in the lineage from David to Jesus.
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Key events Menna is mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus Christ as part of the Davidic line through Nathan, son of David.
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, Gk τοῦ Μελεὰ τοῦ Μεννὰ τοῦ Ματταθὰ τοῦ Ναθὰμ τοῦ Δαυὶδ
Menna serves as an important link in the lineage from King David through his son Nathan and down to Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
23 Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Heli, Gk Καὶ αὐτὸς ⸀ἦν Ἰησοῦς ⸂ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα⸃, ὢν ⸂υἱός, ὡς ἐνομίζετο⸃, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Ἠλὶ
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, Gk τοῦ Μελεὰ τοῦ Μεννὰ τοῦ Ματταθὰ τοῦ Ναθὰμ τοῦ Δαυὶδ
Through his place in the genealogy, Menna is part of the great story of God's faithful plan to bring the Messiah into the world through David's line.
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, Gk τοῦ Μελεὰ τοῦ Μεννὰ τοῦ Ματταθὰ τοῦ Ναθὰμ τοῦ Δαυὶδ
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, Gk τοῦ Ἰεσσαὶ τοῦ Ἰωβὴλ τοῦ Βόος τοῦ ⸀Σαλὰ τοῦ Ναασσὼν
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, Gk τοῦ ⸂Ἀμιναδὰβ τοῦ Ἀδμὶν τοῦ Ἀρνὶ⸃ τοῦ Ἑσρὼμ τοῦ Φαρὲς τοῦ Ἰούδα
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, Gk τοῦ Ἰακὼβ τοῦ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ τοῦ Θάρα τοῦ Ναχὼρ
Menna's placement in the genealogy confirms the fulfillment of God's promise that the Messiah would come from David's lineage, as prophesied in the Old Testament.
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, Gk τοῦ Μελεὰ τοῦ Μεννὰ τοῦ Ματταθὰ τοῦ Ναθὰμ τοῦ Δαυὶδ
12 When your days are done and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. Heb כִּ֣י ׀ יִמְלְא֣וּ יָמֶ֗יךָ וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵצֵ֖א מִמֵּעֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃
13 He is the one who will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. Heb ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
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