Eli
Eli (Generation 73 • Messianic Line • Child of Matthat ): Eli is a biblical figure in Generation 73 of the Messianic Line , child of Matthat , parent of Mary . ( Luke 3:23 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Twelve Tribes of Israel —Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Eli (Generation 73 • Messianic Line • Child of Matthat ): Eli is a biblical figure in Generation 73 of the Messianic Line , child of Matthat , parent of Mary . ( Luke 3:23 ) (mentioned in 1 Samuel 1 , 1 Samuel 2 , 1 Samuel 3 ) Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ) (Generation 50 • Messianic Line • Child of Josiah ): Jehoiakim (or Eliakim) is a biblical figure in Generation 50 of the Messianic Line, child of Josiah , parent of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Zedekiah . ( 1 Chronicles 3:15 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 18 , 2 Kings 19 , 2 Kings 23 ) Elishama (Generation 34 • Child of David ): Elishama is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of David . ( 1 Chronicles 3:6 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 ) Eliezer (Generation 27 • Child of Moses ): Eliezer is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Moses , parent of Rehabiah . ( Exodus 2:22 , Exodus 18:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:15 ) (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Exodus 2 , Exodus 18 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Elim (~. Referenced in Ex 15:27 , Ex 16:1 , Num 33:9 , Num 33:10 .) Rogelim (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 17:27 , 2 Sam 19:31 (identified with Mahanaim ).) Eglath-shelishiyah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:5 , Jer 48:34 .) Beer-elim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:8 (identified with Eneglaim ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III — Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC. Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Samuel 5:16 : "And Elishama , and Eliada, and Eliphelet ."; 1 Chronicles 3:8 : "And Elishama , and Eliada, and Eliphelet , nine."; 1 Chronicles 3:6 : " Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,".