Divided Kingdom

Joseph

Dates
847–767 BC
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Name means "may he add." He is the son of Jonan listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus Christ. Note: there are many different Josephs in the Bible.

Joseph
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. Jonan (or Jonam) 867–878 BC
  2. Juda 827–747 BC