Bible Figure
Jacob
Biblical character, son of Matthan (Gospel of Matthew)
Jacob son of Matthan was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary, according to Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.
Biography
Matthew 1 traces Jesus' legal or royal genealogy through David and Solomon and concludes that Matthan fathered Jacob and Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born. Scripture gives no independent narrative about this Jacob.
Biblical Significance
Jacob's significance is genealogical in Matthew's presentation of Jesus' Davidic ancestry. He should be distinguished from the patriarch Jacob and from Heli, named in Luke's genealogy.