Who is…
Janna

Meaning: adhesion

also known as: Jannai

Janna is a legal ancestor of Jesus Christ, in the royal line of King David. He was the father of Melchi and the son of a man named Joseph (Luke 3:24). Nothing else is known about him.

Mary, mother of JesusHeliMatthatLeviMelchiJanna (Jannai)JosephMattathiah (Mattathias)AmosNahum ← Esli ← Naggai ← MaathMattathiah (Mattathias)SemeiJoseph (Yosef/Josech)Judah (Juda, Joda) ← Joannas (Joanna)RhesaZerubbabelShealtielNeriMelchiAddiCosamElmodamErJose (Joshua, Jesus)Eliezer ← Jorim ← MatthatLeviSimeonJudahJoseph ← Jonan ← EliakimMelea ← Menan (Menna) ← Mattathah ← NathanKING DAVID

Article Version: July 13, 2019