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Jacob was the son of Matthan [13] and the father of Saint Joseph in the Genealogy of Jesus according to Sai Matthew.According to Sextus Julius Africanus, Heli and Jacob were step-brothers, and Heli died without having children, and his widow married his brother Jacob and bore him a child according to the law of Levirate Marriage his brother was legally the father of Saint Joseph as well. [14]
These are biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources according to scholarly consensus.Biblical figures that are identified in artifacts of questionable authenticity, for example the Jehoash Inscription and the bullae of Baruch ben Neriah, or who are mentioned in ancient but non-contemporary documents, such as David and Balaam, [n 1] are excluded from this list.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
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Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [2] [clarification needed]