Book 40 Matthew
001:001 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
001:002 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah
and his brothers.
001:003 Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez
of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;
001:004 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;
001:005 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;
001:006 Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow)
was the father of Solomon;
001:007 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;
001:008 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;
001:009 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;
001:010 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;
001:011 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the
Removal to Babylon.
001:012 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel
was the father of Zerubbabel;
001:013 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;
001:014 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;
001:015 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;
001:016 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother
of JESUS who is called CHRIST.
001:017 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.
001:018 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.