Person New Testament
Joanan
Also known as Joanan =ESV, NIV; Joanna =KJV
Joanan is listed as an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
Why it matters. An ancestor of Jesus Christ
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joanan
Joanan is mentioned in Luk.3.27 as one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ in the genealogy traced through Joseph, Jesus' legal father. He is listed as the son of Rhesa and the father of Joda, although no further details about his life or role in the family line are provided. The genealogy in Luke's Gospel spans from Jesus back to Adam, emphasizing Jesus' connection to all of 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.
Connections
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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)