Melea (G3222) appears only in Luke 3:31 as an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy tracing the line from David. He is listed between Menna and Eliakim in the royal Davidic line. Though obscure, his placement in the genealogy of the Messiah is theologically significant.
Luke's genealogy (Lk 3:23-38) is deliberately inclusive — it traces Jesus not just to Abraham like Matthew's, but all the way to Adam, 'the son of God.' Every obscure name in that list — including Melea — represents a link in the chain of God's faithfulness across generations. Hebrews 1:1 echoes this: 'In many times and in many ways, God spoke.' Each generation, named or unnamed, carried the thread forward. The unknown ancestors of the Messiah remind us that faithfulness in obscurity is not wasted. God weaves forgotten lives into the fabric of redemption.