"Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I AM he." - Isaiah 41:4 (KJV)
"So the last will be first, and the first last."- Mat 20:16
The genealogy in Luke 3:23–38 is not simply a list of ancestors—it's a symbolic journey of consciousness. Each name, when understood through its Hebrew meaning, reflects a specific quality or phase in the unfolding of awareness. Neville Goddard taught that the Bible is not a historical account but a psychological blueprint, where names and stories represent inner states experienced by the individual soul.
This table presents each name from Luke’s genealogy alongside its Hebrew meaning according to Strong’s Concordance, offering a view of this lineage as a sequence of spiritual states ascending toward the realisation of the divine self.
| Name | Hebrew Meaning (Strong’s Concordance) |
|---|---|
| Jesus | Yah saves |
| Joseph | He increases |
| Heli | Ascending |
| Matthat | Gift of Jehovah |
| Levi | Joined, attached |
| Melchi | My king |
| Jannai | Protected |
| Joseph | He increases |
| Mattathias | Gift of Jehovah |
| Amos | Burden |
| Nahum | Comfort |
| Esli | Near to Him |
| Naggai | Shining |
| Maath | Small |
| Mattathias | Gift of Jehovah |
| Semein | Heard |
| Josech | Whom Jehovah adds |
| Joda | Jehovah is knowing |
| Joanan | Jehovah is gracious |
| Rhesa | A prince |
| Zerubbabel | Offspring of Babel |
| Shealtiel | I have asked of God |
| Neri | Lamp of the Lord |
| Melchi | My king |
| Addi | Ornament |
| Cosam | Diviner |
| Elmadam | God is beloved |
| Er | Awake |
| Joshua | Jehovah is salvation |
| Eliezer | God is help |
| Jorim | Exalted by the Lord |
| Matthat | Gift of Jehovah |
| Levi | Joined, attached |
| Simeon | Hearing |
| Judah | Praised |
| Joseph | He increases |
| Jonan | Dove |
| Eliakim | God raises |
| Melea | Fullness |
| Mena | Portion |
| Mattatha | Gift of Jehovah |
| Nathan | Given |
| David | Beloved |
| Jesse | My God exists |
| Obed | Serving |
| Boaz | In him is strength |
| Salmon | Clothed |
| Nahshon | Willing people |
| Amminadab | My people are noble |
| Admin | Vigilant |
| Arni | Stronghold |
| Hezron | Breacher |
| Perez | Breach |
| Judah | Praised |
| Jacob | He who supplants / Heel-catcher |
| Isaac | He laughs / Laughter |
| Abraham | Father of a multitude |
| Terah | Snorting |
| Nahor | Branch |
| Serug | Friend |
| Reu | Division |
| Peleg | Division |
| Eber | Petition / From beyond |
| Shelah | Possession |
| Cainan | Possession / Forge |
| Arphaxad | Expansion |
| Shem | Name |
| Noah | Rest |
| Lamech | Powerful |
| Methuselah | Man of the dart |
| Enoch | Teaching |
| Jared | Descent |
| Mahalaleel | Praise of God |
| Cainan | Possession / Forge |
| Enosh | Man |
| Seth | Appointed |
| Adam | Man |
| God | God |
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