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According to Matthew 1:16, Joseph's father was Jacob, but Luke says that his father was Heli.

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What is the name of St. Joseph's father?

AnswerThere are two genealogies in the New Testament, and so there are two answers.In Matthew's Gospel, St Joseph's father was called Jacob.In Luke's Gospel, St Joseph's father was called Heli.


What is the name of St . Joseph father?

AnswerThere are two genealogies in the New Testament, and so there are two answers.In Matthew's Gospel, St Joseph's father was called Jacob.In Luke's Gospel, St Joseph's father was called Heli.


Is Joseph the dreamer and the Joseph father of Jesus is only one person?

No, they are two different people. Joseph lived in the Old Testament times (see Genesis) and Joseph lived in New Testament times. (Joseph was not really the father of Jesus, God was, but Joseph was only his earthly father.)


Is Joseph the father of Jesus the same Joseph that is Jacob's son that was sold into slavery?

Oh honey, no. Joseph, the husband of Mary and earthly father of Jesus, is not the same Joseph who was Jacob's son sold into slavery in the Old Testament. Different Josephs, different stories. Keep those biblical timelines straight, darling.


Which testament is Joseph and Mary in?

The New Testament.


Was Joseph leader in Egypt also the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus?

No, they would have lived in entirely different periods, centuries apart. However the author of Matthew's Gospel drew clear parallels between them, even assigning the name Jacob to the father of Joseph, husband of Mary, in line with the Old Testament Joseph (Joseph's father was called Heli in Luke's Gospel). These parallels are no doubt the cause of some confusion in modern times.


Why did St. Joseph write letters in the testament?

Type your answer here... St. Joseph wrote no letter that made it into the New Testament.  Although he was a hugely important figure (to be Jesus' adopted earthly father, there's responsibility for you), we have no preserved writings from Joseph.


Who was Jacob's father and who was Heli's father?

Probably neither. New Testament scholars say that neither genealogy, in Matthew or Luke, is likely to be historically correct. The author of Matthew's Gospel chose the name 'Jacob', because the father of the Old Testament Joseph was also called Jacob - he was trying to draw parallels between Moses and Jesus. The reason the author of Lukechose the name 'Heli' for Joseph's father is unclear. It is because of this contradiction that some modern theologians say that Jacob was Joseph's father and that Heli was Mary's father (in spite of Luke 3:23).


What does Joseph do?

Joseph in the new testament was a carpenter by profession.


Was Jesus buried on Mary Magdalene's father's property?

The New Testament tells us that Jesus was buried in a new tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea.


Where is father s in New Testament?

testament ^ it's there!


Were Joseph the father of Jesus and Joseph the son of Jacob the same person?

Joseph son of Jacob (Matthew's Gospel) or Joseph son of Heli (Luke's Gospel) is the father of Jesus in the gospels. Joseph of Arimathea was the rich man who buried Jesus in his own tomb. Some say that by doing so, Joseph of Arimathea was filling the role expected of a father in Jewish tradition.