“the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,”
Luke 3:35
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Connection with Genesis 11's list of fathers
Luke's family tree of Jesus walks back up the list in Genesis 11:10-26, naming Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah, Arphaxad and Shem. That line runs past Abram to Isaac, Jacob, David and a birth in Bethlehem, carrying God's promise from the garden (Genesis 3:15) through ordinary fathers.
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Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber and Shelah are fathers listed in Genesis 11 between Shem and Abram. Luke traces Jesus back through them to Shem and on to Adam. Each generation carried God's promise of an offspring (Genesis 3:15) one step nearer.
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