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After Joseph's first wife died, many years later when he was eighty, "he took Mary (mother of Jesus)". [75] [76] Eusebius of Caesarea relates in his Church History (Book III, ch. 11) that "Hegesippus records that Clopas was a brother of Joseph and an uncle of Jesus."
The History of Joseph the Carpenter (Historia Josephi Fabri Lignari) is a compilation of traditions concerning Mary (mother of Jesus), Joseph, and the Holy Family, probably composed in Byzantine Egypt in Greek in the late sixth or early seventh centuries, but surviving only in Coptic and Arabic language translation [1] (apart from several Greek papyrus fragments [2]).
Genealogy of Jesus. The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. [1] Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back in time from Jesus to Adam. The lists of names are identical between Abraham and David (whose royal ancestry affirms ...
Heli (biblical figure) Heli (Greek: Ἠλί, Hēli; Eli in the New American Standard Bible) is an individual mentioned in the Gospel of Luke as the grandfather of Jesus. In Luke's genealogy of Jesus, Heli is listed as the father of Joseph (the husband of Mary), and the son of Matthat (Greek: Μαθθάτ). Jesus, when he began his ministry, was ...
Mary. Joseph [ d ] Jesus[ e ] (c.6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [ f ]Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [ 10 ] He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
Potipherah (father-in-law) Joseph (/ ˈdʒoʊzəf, - səf /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized:Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [ 2 ][ a ] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis and in the Quran. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Tribe ...
Christ Before Caiaphas, by Matthias Stom. Josef Ben Caiaphas (/ ˈkaɪ.ə.fəs /; c. 14 BC – c. 46 AD), known simply as Caiaphas[ a ] in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest during the years of Jesus' ministry, according to Josephus. [ 1 ] The Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John indicate he was an organizer of the plot to kill Jesus.
Joseph of Arimathea (Ancient Greek: Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας) is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while the Gospel of Matthew identifies him as a rich disciple of Jesus. The historical ...