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* The Genealogy of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . * Abraham was the father of Isaac ; Isaac of Jacob ; Jacob of Judah and his brothers . * Judah was the father (by Tamar ) of Perez and Zerah ; Perez of Hezron ; Hezron of Ram ; * Ram of Amminadab ; Amminadab of Nahshon ; Nahshon of Salmon ; * Salmon (by Rahab ) of Boaz ; Boaz (by Ruth ) of Obed ; Obed of Jesse ; * Jesse of David –the King . David (by Uriah 's widow ) was the father of Solomon ; * Solomon of Rehoboam ; Rehoboam of Abijah ; Abijah of Asa ; * Asa of Jehoshaphat ; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram ; Jehoram of Uzziah ; * Uzziah of Jotham ; Jotham of Ahaz ; Ahaz of Hezekiah ; * Hezekiah of Manasseh ; Manasseh of Amon ; Amon of Josiah ; * Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon . * After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel ; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel ; * Zerubbabel of Abiud ; Abiud of Eliakim ; Eliakim of Azor ; * Azor of Zadok ; Zadok of Achim ; Achim of Eliud ; * Eliud of Eleazar ; Eleazar of Matthan ; Matthan of Jacob ; * and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary , who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST . * There are therefore , in all , fourteen generations from Abraham to David ; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon ; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ . * The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these . After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph , before they were united in marriage , she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit . * But Joseph her husband , being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her , had determined to release her privately from the betrothal . * But while he was contemplating this step , an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said , »Joseph , son of David , do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary , for she is with child through the Holy Spirit . * She will give birth to a Son , and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins .« * All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet , * –a word which signifies . * When Joseph awoke , he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded , and brought home his wife , * but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son . The child 's name he called JESUS .

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