Bible Person

Melea

Meaning: supplying; supplied · Male · 1 cross reference

Melea appears in Luke 3:31 and is the father of Eliakim in the line traced to Jesus. He belongs to the long ancestral chain through which Luke presents the humanity of Christ. First appears in Luke 3:31.1

AI summary: Melea matters because his single cross reference helps carry Luke's genealogy through otherwise quiet generations. The entry contributes to the evangelist's portrayal of Jesus as rooted in real human history rather than abstract myth. Taken together, the material presents Melea as a genealogical figure in Luke's line of descent.1

Central Figure

Melea

Meaning: supplying; supplied

Fulness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:31).