Divided Kingdom

Jonan (or Jonam)

Dates
867–878 BC
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Name means "God is gracious." Also spelled Jonam, he is listed in Luke's geneaology as the son of Eliakim and father of Joseph, and so an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Nothing else is known about him.

Jonan (or Jonam)
Ancestor of Jesus

Bible passages

  • Luke 3:30
    Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

Text of the King James Version.

Related events

  1. Eliakim 887–807 BC
  2. Joseph 847–767 BC