Jacob Jacob was the son of Matthan and the father of
Saint Joseph in the
Genealogy of Jesus according to
Saint Matthew. According to
Sextus Julius Africanus,
Heli and Jacob were step-brothers, and Heli died without having children, and his widow married his brother Jacob and bore him a child according to the law of
Levirate Marriage his brother was legally the father of
Saint Joseph as well. The name "Jacob" appears two times in the
Genealogy of Jesus. Here is a chart representing that Heli and Jacob are both the father of Joseph:
Jannai Jannai was an ancestor of
Jesus Christ according to the
Gospel of Luke. He was the son of Joseph (not to be confused with
Saint Joseph) according to and the father of Melchi which was the father of Levi.
Jezebel Jezebel was a
false prophetess whom Jesus warned the church in
Thyatira not to follow. She encouraged her followers to be promiscuous and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Jesus gave her a chance to repent of her sins, but she did not; thus, Jesus promised to punish her (see ).
Joanan Joanan was the son of Rhesa and the father of Joda or Judah, according to the
Gospel of Luke.
Jonah Jonah also called
John was the father of
Saint Peter according to Matthew 16:17 and John 1:42 who called him John instead of Jonah. It is unclear whether Jonah was also the father of
Saint Andrew the brother of Simon bar-jona.
Jonam Jonam was the son of
Eliakim and the father of Joseph according to .
Jorim Jorim was the son of Matthat and the father of Eliezer, according to the
Gospel of Luke.
Josech Josech was the father of
Semein or Semei and the son of
Joda according to . His name is sometimes translated as Joseph.
Joseph There are 2 patriarchal ancestors of Jesus named
Joseph, besides from his stepfather
Saint Joseph. • A son of
Judah and the father of Simeon mentioned in . • A son of
Mattathias and father of Jannai mentioned in . He is also the great-great-great-great-grandfather of
Saint Joseph.
Joshua Joshua, Jose or Jesus was the son of
Eliezer which was the son of Jorim. Joshua's name is sometimes translated as Jesus. His name is also sometimes translated as Joda.
Judas of Straight Street in Damascus When he went blind at his
conversion experience,
Paul the Apostle stayed at the home of a man named
Judas who lived on
Straight Street in
Damascus. Then, Jesus told
Ananias to go to Judas' house and restore Paul's sight (see ).
Julia Julia was a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations in , supposed to be the wife (or sister) of
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