This verse is often misinterpreted by rigidly comparing it to Matthew's genealogy and claiming irreconcilable contradictions, ignoring that Luke likely traces Mary's biological line or a legal descent through adoption or levirate marriage, or by dismissing the genealogies as mere filler without recognizing their theological purpose in validating Jesus' messianic credentials and linking him to Israel's history and humanity's origins.
Luke 3:28
King James Version (1769)
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
Luke 3:28 forms part of the genealogy tracing Jesus' ancestry from Joseph back through David to Adam, underscoring his full humanity and legal right to David's throne as the promised Messiah, while emphasizing his universal connection to all people as the savior descended from the first man, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the Christ coming from David's line.