Person New Testament
Achim
Also known as Achim =ESV, KJV; Akim =NIV
Achim was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Matthew 1:14.
Why it matters. Ancestor of Jesus, son of Zadok (or 'Sadoc')
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Achim
Achim is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (Mat.1.14). He was the son of Zadok (or 'Sadoc') and the father of Eliud. Achim is listed as one of the ancestors of Jesus in the lineage traced from Abraham through David to Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Apart from his mention in the genealogy, no other details are provided about Achim's life, his occupation, or any significant events associated with him. His inclusion in the genealogy serves to demonstrate Jesus' connection to the Davidic line and to the promises made to Abraham, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan of redemption throughout Israel's history.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Matthew (1 verse)