Matthew:1:1-17

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* The (note :)Jesus Christ came of Abraham of the tribe of Judah , and of the family of David as God promised .(:note )Rehearsal : as the Hebrews used to speak ; see ( Gen_5:1 ), the book of the generations . book of the Of the ancestors from whom Christ came . generation of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the Christ is also the son of Abraham . son of Abraham . * Abraham begate Isaac . And Isaac begate Iacob ; Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren . * And Iudas begate Phares , and Zara of Thamar ; Phares begate Esrom ; Esrom begate Aram . * And Aram begate Aminadab ; Aminadab begate Naasson ; Naasson begat Salmon . * And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab ; Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; Obed begat Iesse . * And Iesse begate Dauid the King ; Dauid the King begate Solomon of her that was the wife of Vrias . * And Solomon begate Roboam ; Roboam begate Abia ; Abia begate Asa . * And Asa begate Iosaphat ; Iosaphat begate Ioram ; Ioram begate Hozias . * And Hozias begat Ioatham ; Ioatham begate Achaz ; Achaz begate Ezekias . * And Ezekias begate Manasses ; Manasses begate Amon ; Amon begate Iosias . * and Josias begat (note :)That is , the captivity fell in the days of Jakim and Jechonias : for Jechonias was born before the carrying away into captivity .(:note ) Jechonias and his brethren , at the time of the carrying away of Babylon . * And after they were caried away into Babylon , Iechonias begate Salathiel . And Salathiel begate Zorobabel . * And Zorobabel begate Abiud ; Abiud begate Eliacim ; Eliacim begate Azor . * And Azor begate Sadoc ; Sadoc begate Achim ; Achim begate Eliud . * And Eliud begate Eleazar ; Eleazar begate Matthan ; Matthan begate Iacob . * And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husbad of Mary , of whom was borne Iesvs , that is called Christ . * All (note :)All those who were considered to be in the lineage of David 's family , as they begat one another orderly in turn .(:note ) the generations , therefore , from Abraham to David [were ] fourteen generations ; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon , fourteen generations ; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ , fourteen generations .

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