Bible Person

Nathan

Meaning: given; giving; rewarded · Male · 5 cross references

This Nathan entry refers to Nathan son of David and Bathsheba, not Nathan the prophet. His line is preserved in the genealogy of Jesus through Luke and in later family references within David's house. First appears in 2 Sam 5:14.1

AI summary: This Nathan matters because the cross references present him as a son of David whose importance emerges not through public deeds but through genealogical continuity. Luke's genealogy especially gives his line lasting significance in relation to Jesus, while Zechariah preserves the house of Nathan in later mourning imagery. He is a royal son whose legacy is carried through descent. Taken together, the material presents this Nathan as a Davidic son whose line remains theologically significant through later genealogy.1