Joseph: A Returned Exile. “Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.” (3) Luke 3:23-38 (New International Version, ©2011) “Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. However, Jesus Christ is of the tribe of Judah. Joseph is the patriarch of two tribes of Israel named for his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. In Revelation 22:16, Jesus says, "I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." Joseph: Father of Igal, the Spy. Joseph: A Designation of the Ten Tribes of Israel. The author of the Book of Mark, the earliest of the four Gospels, knows nothing of a virgin birth, and accordingly, begins his book with the baptism of Jesus. It is merely a question of genealogy and not attribute. and died in 1 A.D. All of the information that is known about Joseph comes from the New Testament. Joseph of Nazareth was the husband of Mary and the earthly father to Jesus. Joseph was a carpenter who lived in the town of Nazareth in the Roman province of Galilee.He lived during the reign of Augustus Caesar.He was of the Hebrew tribe of Judah, with a lineage going back to King David.He married Mary, a girl from the same tribe, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.. Through his wives, Jacob has 12 sons which is where the tribes come from. Problem: If Joseph is not literally Jesus’s biological father, how can Jesus inherit membership in the tribe of Judah and be part of the line of King David and King Solomon. He traces the line of Joseph, the step-father of Jesus, by going back into history and working toward his own time. Joseph’s genealogy is irrelevant to Jesus because according to two out of four Gospels claim that Joseph was not Jesus’ father. The lineage of Joseph, Jesus' father. Joseph: Husband of Mary. All of Joseph’s brothers were head of one tribe each. The alleged contradiction is that Luke says Joseph's father was Heli, and Matthew says that Joseph's father was Jacob. According to the Christian Bible, Joseph was born around the year 100 B.C. The Bible does, on occasion, refer to a “tribe of Joseph” (Numbers 13:11; 36:5; Revelation 7:8). He was to become the legal father of Jesus Christ, who was miraculously … However, in the contexts, the “tribe of Joseph” seems to be referring to either the tribe of Ephraim or Manasseh, or to the “house of Joseph… He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli” (4) The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah. Joseph, His foster-father, comes from the following family: “Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;… And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ” (Matthew 1:2,16). Joseph: Husband of Mary: An Angel Appears and Testifies to the Innocence of his Betrothed If you read Luke 3:23-38 (focus on vs. 34 -Judah) it will answer the question of Jesus' lineage through Joseph. Joseph: Also Called Barsabas, Surnamed Justus: One of the Two Persons Nominated in Place of Judas. Since Joseph has two under his name these are often referred to as half tribes (instead of full tribes). Assumption 1: The geneologies listed in Matthew and Luke are both accurate and are both describing Joseph’s geneologies. Matthew's genealogy also breaks with tradition in that he skips names. Joseph: A Priest. 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