Nathan and Solomon were brothers; both of them among the twenty sons of King David. Nathan's generations eventually arrived at Joseph (husband of Mary), and Solomon's generations
arrived at the line of Mary. Seen side-by-side brings an awareness of the varying duration of a
generation, often thought of as forty years because of the Old
Testament record of the generation which had to wander in the
wilderness for forty years "until that generation perished".Earlier, God
had told Abraham that his seed would sojourn in Egypt for 400 years and would
come forth in the fourth generation--seemingly calling for a generation of a hundred years.
The sixty-five (65) generations from Adam to Mary are a
contrasting parallel to the seventy-four (74) generations (threescore
and fourteen) from Adam to Joseph.
Matthew chapter one and Luke chapter three refer.
Expect the Unexpected!
Who woulda thunk it? The two father/son pairs of Salathiel/Zerubbabel are notable, as well
as the repetitive names in the Nathan generations. Two each of the
names of Juda, Matthat, Melchi, Mattathias -- and four (4) Joseph's!
The name "Joanna" in Nathan's line may be compared to Mary in Solomon's line. The reason for the departure from the normal father-to-son listing (if that's what this is..) isn't given, but it MIGHT
be a precept for the miraculous birth of Jesus.
The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men". 1Cor1:25
Line to Joseph per Luke3
#33. - DAVID
#34 - Nathan
#35 - Mattatha - Luke3:31
#36 - Menan
#37 - Melea
#38 - Eliakim
#39 - Jonan
#40 - JOSEPH
#41 - Juda
#42 - Simeon
#43 - Levi
#44 - Matthat
#45 - Jorim
#46 - Eliezer
#47 - Jose
#48 - Err
#49 - Elmodam
#50 - Cosam - Luke3:28
#51 - Addi
#52 - Melchi
#53 - Neri
#54 -Salathiel
#55 - Zerubbabel
#56 - Rhesa
#57 -Joanna - Luke3:27
#58 - Juda
#59 - JOSEPH
#60 - Semei
#61 - Mattathias
#62 - Maath
#63 - Nagge
#64 - Esli
#65 - Naum
#66 - Amos - Luke3:25
#67 - Mattathias
#68 -JOSEPH
#69 - Janna
#70 - Melchi
#71 - Levi
#72 - Matthat
#73 - Heli (father of Joseph)
#74 -JOSEPH
**The Old Testament spelling is Zerubbabel, and a 3rd
Zerubbabel is found in 1Chr3:19. See also Zech4.
This is the 'Joseph' line (note the four Josephs) -- the other one leads to Jesus'
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Line to Jesus per Matt1
#33. - DAVID
#34. - Solomon - Matt 1:7
#35. - Rehoboam
#36. - Abijam
#37. - Asa
#38. - Jehoshaphat - Matt 1:8
#39. - Jehoram
#40. -  Ahaziah - 1Chr21:17
#41. - Joash - 2Chr24:1
#42. - Amaziah - 2Chr24:27
#43. - Uzziah - 2Chr26:1
#44. - Jotham
#45. - Ahaz
#46. - Hezekiah - Matt 1:9
#47. - Manasseh
#48. - Amon
#49. - Josiah
#50. - Jehoiakim - 1Chr3:15
#51. - Jeconiah (Coniah) - 2K24:6
#52. - Assir - 1Chr3:17
#53. - Salathiel
#54. - Zerubbabel
#55. - Abiud
#56. - Eliakim - Matt 1:13
#57. - Azor
#58. - Sadoc
#59. - Achim
#60. - Eliud - Matt 1:15
#61. - Eleazar
#62. - Matthan
#63. - Jacob II
#64. - Joseph (Mary's father)
#65. - Mary
#66. - JESUS
These names are in the O.T., but not found in Matt chapt. one.
Note that every name in the line of Christ is unique and different
except for the name of Jacob. That includes the 32 names prior to David.
According to Scripture, LK8:3, the name Joanna is a woman's name, so
it would contrast here with Mary.
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Note the three (3) Joseph's in the ancestry of Mary's husband; keeping in mind how the name means "the Lord will add a son", and the fact that the Joseph in Egypt was NOT in the pedigree of Christ. Nor was the Joseph, son of Asaph, 1Chr25:1, or the Joseph, son of Bani, Ezra10:41. So it appears, counting the Joseph of Arimathaea, there are nine (9) persons named Joseph, in the Bible, and NONE of them in the lineage of Christ except
the father of Mary.
As noted previously many Bible personages have two or more names and the
Salathiel in the line of Christ (son of Assir) is also known as Shealtiel. Ezra5:2, 1Chr3:17. A father-son pair of
Salathiel/Zerubbabel are found in both lines and are NOT the same individuals.
Jehoiachin, son of Jehoiakim, is also known as Jeconiah and as Coniah. 2Chr36:9, 2K24:8, Jer22:24.
Maybe I haven't focused on the particular name you're more familiar with, or
spelled it exactly like your version.
The Scofield Bible, because of Jer22:30, teaches how Christ's line must have
come through Nathan instead of Solomon; and seems to ignore the seven sons
of Jeconiah listed in 1Chr3:17,18. According to 1Chr22:9 and 1Chr28:5, the pedigree of Christ definitely proceeds
through Solomon. The following verse seems to set forth Nathan separate from the House of David -- "The land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart", Zech12:12
The Dake's Annotated Bible and The Companion Bible (E.W.Bullinger) both
deal extensively with the generations, as do others, and rarely do they agree in
all respects, so "let the buyer beware" -- and keep in mind we're following the father/son
line that leads finally to father to daughter to Jesus. Isn't this terrific?
I keep hearing that "women are not included in the genealogies", but 4 of them,
plus Mary, are in the MatthewOne account. Granted, it's through the husband that the NAME is
handed down, and "...Old things are passed away -- all things are become new". As long as there are males to accomplish
the pedigree, there's no problem, but what's the logical alternative when GOD
is the father?? And, after all, those males were all born of women.
So the generation of the parents of Jesus is represented by the blessed virgin.
The "Sons of Keturah" (she's Abraham's concubine/wife) 1Chr1:32, Gen25:1.
We often hear of the conflict between Hagar/Sarah, but rarely about this
second wife of Abraham's who gave him six sons. FINALLY Sarah gave birth,
after being barren for so long; but it was Keturah who was the "fruitful" one!
FINALLY it was time for Calvary and for the first husband to die, but NOW
we're espoused as a chaste virgin to Christ and are become "fruitful"! Gal 5:22.
The Greek New Testament (I use Strong's Interlinear) doesn't use any gender
clauses in Luke3 which would define Joanna as male or female. Simply
"Joanna of Rhesa, Juda of Joanna, Joseph of Juda" etc., right down the line.
The name Urias appears in the Mt1 genealogy, but he's NOT in the line of
Christ -- instead, it's his wife! So you can't just count all the names...
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The names in these two parallel generations look similar, but only the names of Enoch and
Lamech are exactly the same. The study shows how the first Lamech was probably contemporary
with the second Enoch (the one whose life was "cut short" at only 365 years).
This is why I'm persuaded that Lamech killed Enoch as a scriptural precursor to illustrate "absent from
the body is to be present with the Lord".
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Where did Melchizedek / Melchisedec come from?? Nobody knows, of course,
(not for sure anyway), but maybe from Joktan, Gen10:25, one of the two
sons of Eber. The line of Christ came thru his brother Peleg, Gen 11:16 and
1Chr1:19, but no further conclusive mention is found of Joktan or his thirteen (13) sons. 