near me; he who separates
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
ESLI.An ancestor of Jesus (Luk_3:25).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Es'li. Son of Nagge or Naggai, in the genealogy of Christ. Luk_3:25.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
es?lı̄ (Ἐσλεί, Esleı́, Ἐσλί, Eslı́; probably for Hebrew אצליהוּ, 'ăcalyāhū): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the 10th before Joseph, the husband of Mary (Luk_3:25).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Esli
(Ε᾿σλί v.r. Ε᾿σλεί), son of Naggai and father of Naum, of the maternal ancestors of Christ after the exile (Luk_3:25); apparently identical with ELIOENAI, the son of Meariah and father of Johanan (1Ch_3:23-24). SEE GENEALOGY (OF CHRIST).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.