Meaning of the name: ascending; climbing up. Related names are: Jesus and Joseph. The translations of Heli in 12 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from Helena in Spanish to Elí in Icelandic!
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, (LUK 3:23)
Popularity of the name Heli in its translations around the world
The map depicts the name ratio per 10.000 people in the total population. Only the exact name form in the respective country's official language Bible translations is counted!
This is a beta version! (we are actively completing translations of names for the low-resourced languages)