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of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the
father of aAbihud, Abihud the father
of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of
Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Achim, and
Achim the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud
was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar
the father of Matthan, and Matthan
the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the
father of Joseph the husband of
Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who
is called athe Messiah.
17 So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen
generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation
to Babylon to athe Messiah, fourteen
generations.
1:1 aLit book bHeb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The
Lord saves cGr Christos (Christ), Gr for Messiah,
which means Anointed One 1:2 aLit fathered,
and throughout the genealogy bLit and..., and
throughout the genealogy cGr Judas; names of
people in the Old Testament are given in their
Old Testament form 1:3 aGr Aram 1:6 aLit
her of Uriah 1:7 aGr Asaph 1:8 aAlso Gr for
Jehoram in 2 King 8:16; cf 1 Chron 3:11 1:9 aGr
Joatham 1:10 aGr Amos 1:11 aJehoiachin in 2
Kin 24:15 1:12 aGr Salathiel 1:13 aGr Abioud,
usually spelled Abiud 1:16 aGr Christos (Christ)
1:17 aGr Christos (Christ)
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Shealtiel was the father of
Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel was the father of
Abiud.
Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim was the father of Azor.
Azor was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Akim.
Akim was the father of Eliud.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar was the father of
Matthan.
Matthan was the father of Jacob.
Jacob was the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary.
Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is
called the Messiah.
All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to
David, fourteen from David to the
Babylonian exile, and fourteen from
the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.
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1:1 Greek Jesus the Messiah, Son of David and son
of Abraham.
1:3 Greek Aram, a variant spelling
of Ram; also in 1:4. See 1 Chr 2:9-10. 1:7 Greek
Asaph, a variant spelling of Asa; also in 1:8. See
1 Chr 3:10. 1:8a Greek Joram, a variant spelling
of Jehoram; also in 1:8b. See 1 Kgs 22:50 and note
at 1 Chr 3:11. 1:8b Or ancestor; also in 1:11.
1:10 Greek Amos, a variant spelling of Amon; also
in 1:10b. See 1 Chr 3:14. 1:11 Greek Jeconiah, a
variant spelling of Jehoiachin; also in 1:12. See
2 Kgs 24:6 and note at 1 Chr 3:16.
Do you know the names of your g
reat-grandparents? How about your
great-great-grandparents? Chances are good that even the most avid genealogy enthusiasts among us couldn’t trace their ancestries back more
than a few generations before things get fuzzy. With countless hours
of research using internet resources and a cotton swab in the cheek for
a genetic test, you might be able to uncover your family history back
another generation or two. But I’m not sure I know anybody who could
draw a line back forty generations. In fact, I’m not sure anybody would
want to!
Unless you’re royalty.
The present royal family of England can trace their lineage back
over thirty-five generations through numerous Georges, Edwards, Williams, Fredericks, Charleses (that’s my favorite), Jameses, Henrys,
Johns, and others. For royal families, genealogy is everything, because
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Announcement and Arrival of the King (Matthew 1:1–4:25)