"Who was the Father of Joseph?" (Alleged Contradiction #E7014)
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:16
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, …
Luke 3:23
Response
Jacob was Joseph’s father, and Heli was his father-in-law (Mary’s father). Both genealogies are completely different, one being Joseph’s lineage, and the other Mary’s. (A father-in-law can be referred to as a “father” sometimes.)
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