Joseph
Joseph (Mary's Husband)
Mentioned 4 BC to AD 32 traditional (Jones)
The foster-father of our Lord (Matt. 1:16; Luke 3:23). He lived at Nazareth in Galilee (Luke 2:4).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 64th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the New Testament, 4 BC to AD 100.
- Named in the same verses as Mary, David, Herod, Heli, Jacob, Moses, Nathanael, and Philip.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Stories
6 events in which Joseph takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 5 BCEspousal of MaryMatt 1:18; Luke 1:27
- 4 BCAn Angel Speaks to Joseph in a DreamMatt 1:19-25
- 3 BCJoseph and Mary Flee to EgyptMatt 2:13-15
- 3 BCJoseph and Mary return from EgyptMatt 2:19-22
- 3 BCJoseph and Mary return to NazarethMatt 2:22-23; Luke 2:39
- 3 BCTemple Presentation of JesusLuke 2:22-38
Places
Places named in the same verses as Joseph, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 29 BC to AD 57, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
15 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Joseph 281 |
| KJV | Joseph 250 |
| ASV | Joseph 248 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 15 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Matthew7 verses
- 1:16
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- 1:18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
- 1:19
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
- 1:20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- 1:24
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
- 2:13
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
- 2:19
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Luke6 verses
- 1:27
to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
- 2:4
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- 2:16
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- 2:33
The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
- 2:43
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
- 3:23
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
John2 verses
- 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- 6:42
They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The foster-father of our Lord (Matt. 1:16; Luke 3:23). He lived at Nazareth in Galilee (Luke 2:4). He is called a “just man.” He was by trade a carpenter (Matt. 13:55). He is last mentioned in connection with the journey to Jerusalem, when Jesus was twelve years old. It is probable that he died before Jesus entered on his public ministry. This is concluded from the fact that Mary only was present at the marriage feast in Cana of Galilee. His name does not appear in connection with the scenes of the crucifixion along with that of Mary (q.v.), John 19:25.