Bible Person

Eliakim

Meaning: resurrection of God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliakim entry refers to the descendant of Abiud in Matthew's genealogy, not to Luke's ancestor or the dedication participant in Nehemiah. He belongs to the line through which Matthew traces the ancestry of Jesus. First appears in Matt 1:13.1

AI summary: This Eliakim matters because his single cross reference helps carry Matthew's genealogy through the post-exilic generations toward Christ. Even a brief name in the list contributes to the continuity of the royal and covenantal story culminating in Jesus. Taken together, the material presents this Eliakim as a genealogical figure in Matthew's line of descent.1

Central Figure

Eliakim

Meaning: resurrection of God

The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt.