Person New Testament
Eliakim
Eliakim was an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
Why it matters. Ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliakim
Eliakim is mentioned in Luk.3.30 in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. He was the son of Melea and the father of Jonam. Eliakim is listed in the genealogy that traces Jesus' lineage through his mother, Mary, all the way back to Adam. This genealogy emphasizes Jesus' descent from Adam, the first man, and his relationship to all humanity.
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.
Luke (1 verse)