Luke 3
Luke 3 ( Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)): Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee , and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis , and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene , Annas and Caiaphas being the... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Yeshua the Messiah , Joseph , Matthat , Levi , Galilee , Ituraea , Trachonitis , Abilene , Jordan . It is closely linked with Luke (New Testament • 24 Chapters): Luke (New Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , David , Mary , Abram/Abraham . Key places: Galilee, Nazareth , Syria , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem , Ituraea. Opens with: "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,..."
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Jacob/Israel (Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob 's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ). (mentioned in Genesis 21 , Genesis 32 , Genesis 49 ) Isaac (Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham): ( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ). (mentioned in Genesis 17 , Genesis 21 , Genesis 22 ) Noah (Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech ): ( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Arimathea (?. Referenced in Matt 27:57 , Mark 15:43 , Luke 23:50 , John 19:38 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Luke 17:32 : "Remember Lot 's wife."; Luke 24:8 : "And they remembered his words,"; Luke 1:37 : "For with God nothing shall be impossible.". Related canonical books and chapters: Luke 3 ( Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)), Luke (New Testament • 24 Chapters), Luke 13 (Luke • Chapter 13 (35 verses)).