Heli

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

HELI. 1. The father of Joseph, in the genealogy of Jesus (  Luke 3:23 ). 2. An ancestor of Ezra ( 2E  Esther 1:2 ); omitted in parallel passages,   Esther 8:2  Esther 8:2 ,   Ezra 7:2-3 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]

He'lez. (Ascending). The father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary,  Luke 13:23, perhaps the grandfather of Mary herself. See Genealogy of Jesus Christ .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]

Father of Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary. Probably the brother of Jacob, Mary's father ( Luke 3:23). (See Genealogy OF Jesus Christ )

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

 Luke 3:23-24 Matthew 1:16

Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]

Son of Matthat in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus.  Luke 3:23 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]

 Luke 3:23

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]

hē´lı̄ ( Ἡλεί , Hēleı́ for עלי , ‛ēlı̄ ):

(1) The father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, in Luke's account of the genealogy of Jesus ( Luke 3:23 ).

(2) An ancestor of Ezra (2 Esdras 1:2).

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