Bible Figure
Eliud
Biblical character, son of Achim (Gospel of Matthew)
Eliud is a postexilic ancestor of Jesus named in Matthew's genealogy, the son of Achim and father of Eleazar.
Biography
Matthew 1 places Eliud in the later generations of Jesus' genealogy: Achim fathered Eliud, Eliud fathered Eleazar, and the line continues through Matthan and Jacob to Joseph. Scripture provides no independent narrative or biographical information about him.
Biblical Significance
Eliud's significance is genealogical within Matthew's presentation of Jesus' ancestry. He should be carefully distinguished from the extra-biblical 'Elioud' record.