What was Josephs surname in the Bible?

Answer 1

The Bible mentions 12 men named Joseph:

JOSEPH

(Jo′seph) [shortened form of Josiphiah meaning "May Jah Add (Increase); Jah Has Added (Increased)"].

1. The first of Jacob's two sons by his beloved wife Rachel.

2. Father of Igal, the spy of the tribe of Issachar sent out by Moses from the Wilderness of Paran.-Nu 13:2, 3, 7.

3. A Levite "of the sons of Asaph" designated by lot during David's reign to be in the first of 24 service groups of musicians.-1Ch 25:1, 2, 9.

4. "Son of Jonam"; ancestor of Christ Jesus in the lineage of his earthly mother Mary. (Lu 3:30) Joseph was a descendant of David and lived before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.

5. One among those dismissing their foreign wives and sons at Ezra's exhortation.-Ezr 10:10-12, 42, 44.

6. A priest of the paternal house of Shebaniah during the time of High Priest Joiakim, Governor Nehemiah, and Ezra the priest.-Ne 12:12, 14, 26.

7. "Son of Mattathias" and ancestor of Jesus Christ on the maternal side. (Lu 3:24, 25) Joseph lived years after the Babylonian exile.

8. Son of a certain Jacob; adoptive father of Christ Jesus, husband of Mary, and later, the natural father of at least four sons, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, besides daughters

9. A half brother of Jesus Christ. (Mt 13:55; Mr 6:3)

10. A wealthy man from the Judean city of Arimathea and a reputable member of the Jewish Sanhedrin.

11. One put up along with Matthias as a candidate for the office of oversight vacated by the unfaithful Judas Iscariot. Joseph, also called Barsabbas (perhaps a family name or merely an additional name) and surnamed Justus, was a witness of the work, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

12. A Levite surnamed Barnabas and a native of Cyprus. (Ac 4:36, 37) He was a close associate of the Apostle Paul.-