Rhesa is a personal name appearing in Luke’s chain of son-of relationships.

The attested use is as a personal name within a genealogical sequence: Luke 3:27 places the genitive singular masculine form between Joanna and Zerubbabel in repeated son-of clauses.

1. Personal name in a genealogical sequence · dominant

   In Luke 3:27, Ῥησὰ is a genitive singular masculine noun in the repeated chain of son-of relationships. The APB renders the sequence “the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel,” placing the name between Joanna and Zerubbabel.

   Luke 3:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:27, the APB presents the name as “Rhesa” within a repeated “the son of” sequence.