# Luke commentary

## 3:23-38

Besides the numerology, there is meaning in the cascade of names.

- Luke 3:23-38 captures the father's side, while Matthew 1 captures the mother's.
- Luke starts at Joseph and works upward.

Joseph: "increase" or "addition"
Heli: "climbing up"
Matthat: "gift of Yahweh" (has 2-3 repeats)
Levi: "joined" (has a repeat)
Melchi: "my king" or "my counsel"
Jannai: "destroy" or "do violence against"
Joseph: "increase" or "addition" (has 2 other repeats)
Mattathias: "gift of Yahweh" (has 2-4 repeats)
Amos: "weighty" or "loading"
Nahum: "comfort"
Esli: unknown, but may mean "reserved by God" or "separated for God"
Naggai: "illuminating"
Maath: "be small" or "become small"
Mattathias: "gift of Yahweh" (has 2-4 repeats)
Semein: "famous"
Josech: "to add" or "to increase"
Joda: variation of Judah, "praised" or "thankful" (has a semi-repeat)
Joanan: from Yochanan, "Jehovah-favored"
Rhesa: "will" or "course"
Zerubbabel: "seed of Babylon"
Shealtiel: "I have asked of God"
Neri: from Neriyyah, "light of Yah"
Melchi: "my king" or "my counsel" (has a repeat)
Addi: "ornament" or "adorned"
Cosam: "diviner" or "oracle"
Elmadam: unknown, but could be "beloved by God" or "people of God"
Er: "watcher", shares a name with the wicked son of Judah in Genesis 38
Joshua: "Yahweh is salvation"
Eliezer: "God is my help"
Jorim: "Yahweh is exalted"
Matthat: "gift of Yahweh" (has 2-4 repeats)
Levi: "joined"
Simeon: "hearing"
Judah: "praised" or "let him be praised" (has a semi-repeat)
Joseph: "increase" or "addition" (has 2 other repeats)
Jonan: unknown, but speculated as variation of Jonah, meaning "dove"
Eliakim: "God will establish"
Melea: unknown, but speculated as similar to the Hebrew root for "male", making it "full" or "filled"
Menna: "soothsayer" or "enchanted"
Mattatha: "gift of Yahweh" (has 2-4 repeats)
Nathan: "given"
David: "loving" (everything further back, with indicated exceptions, is the same as Luke's genealogy)
Jesse: "existing" or "standing out"
Obed: "serving"
Boaz: an unclear meaning, but also becomes the name of a pillar in front of the temple
Salmon: "peaceable" or "perfect" or "he that rewards"
Nahshon: "enchanter"
Amminadab: two words "people" (ammin) of "volunteer/impel/present" (nadab), in other words the people who chose
Admin: from "Aram" or "Ram", "elevated" or "sublime", "Arni" seems to be conflated here or may be a separate thing
Hezron: "yard" or "courtyard" or "hamlet", an area surrounded by walls
Perez: "breaking" or "breaking out", (from the story in [Genesis 38:27-30](bible-1_torah-gen.md))
Judah: "praised" or "let him be praised" (has a repeat, see notes in [Luke 1](bible-6_gospels-luk.md))
Jacob: "supplanter" or "holder of the heel"
Isaac: "he will laugh" or "one who laughs"
Abraham: Abram at first meant "exalted father", but it became "father of many"
Terah: "breathe" or "scent" or "blow"
Nahor: "hoarse" or "dry/hot"
Serug: "branch" or "layer/twining"
Reu: "his friend" or "his shepherd"
Peleg: "division"
Eber: "one that passes" or "anger"
Shelah: "petition" or "request"
Cainan: "possessor/purchaser" (has 1 repeat)
Arphaxad: "healer" or "releaser"
Shem: "name" or "renown"
Noah: "repose" or "consolation"
Lamech: "poor" or "made low"
Methuselah: "man of the dart"
Enoch: "dedicated/disciplined"
Jared: "ruling/commanding" or "coming down"
Mahalalel: "praise of God"
Cainan: "possessor/purchaser" (has 1 repeat)
Enosh: from "Enos", "mortal man" or "sick" or "despaired of" or "forgetful"
Seth: "puts/fixed"
Adam: "earthy/red"
God: "theos", which means "God with us"

Now, from the top:

- The increase and climbing up is the gift of Yahweh, with my counsel/king joined to destroy.
- The increase is the gift of Yahweh, a weighty comfort specially maintained by God, illuminating while made small.
- The gift of Yahweh is famous and increases, and is praiseworthy and favored by Jehovah's will.
- I have asked the seed of Babylon of God, and the light of Yah is my counsel/king, adornment, and oracle.
- The people of God are watchers, and Yahweh is to be exalted as their salvation and help.
- The gift of Yahweh has joined in hearing His praise and increase.
- God will establish a dove, a vibrant enchanter who is the given, loving, unique, serving gift of Yahweh.
- He is a temple pillar, a perfectly rewarding enchanter of the people who chose.
- He is elevated beyond our comprehension, and is a courtyard that breaks out against death.
- Let Him be praised as the replacer who laughs as an exalted father.
- His breath is hot and dry, and His layered friendship causes division.
- His anger swiftly passes with a petition, and He is the purchaser that releases and heals.
- His name is consolation, and He is made low as the man of the dart.
- He has a disciplined command, and is the praise of God.
- He is the purchaser of fallible and weak man, and places the people of the dirt with God.