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Matthew - ch 1 v 1 - 20
- The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ1, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
- Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
- Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
- Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
- Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
- Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
- Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
- Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
- Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
- After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
- Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
- Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
- Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
- Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus2, who is called Christ.
- So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
- Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
- Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
- But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
- Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean "Anointed One"
- "Jesus" means "Salvation."
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