The Exile

Esli

Dates
295–215 BC
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Name means "Yahweh has reserved." The son of Nagge (Naggai) and father of Nahum (or Naum), a Judahite listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus Christ.

Esli
Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, (Luke 3:25)

Bible passages

  • Luke 3:25
    Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

Text of the King James Version.

Related events

  1. Nagge (or Naggai) 320–270 BC
  2. Naum (or Nahum) 260–180 BC