Yosef
Joseph (father of Jesus)
b. 26 BC
A carpenter of Nazareth, of the line of David, betrothed to Mary; told by an angel to take her as his wife and to name the child Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25). He went to Bethlehem for the census and was present at Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:4-7), took the child to Egypt and back (Matthew 2:13-23), and last appears in the narrative when Jesus was twelve at the temple (Luke 2:41-51). Matthew traces his line through Jacob (Matthew 1:16) and Luke through Heli (Luke 3:23), two genealogies the reader may compare. The text does not record his birth or death; the bar reflects an estimate, and he is not mentioned during Jesus’ ministry.
Approximate — birth year not stated in text
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- JesusLegal / reputed father — "as was supposed" (Luke 3:23).
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