Person New Testament
Melchi
Also known as Melchi =ESV, KJV; Melki =NIV
Melchi, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
Why it matters. An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Melchi
Melchi is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of Luke (Luk.3.28). He is listed as an ancestor of Jesus, but the biblical text does not provide any further details about his life or role in the family line. Based on his inclusion in the genealogy, he was likely of Jewish heritage.
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)