1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
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4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
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6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
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7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
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8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
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11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah1 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12 and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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12 After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
Abiud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
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14 Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Eliud,
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15 Eliud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
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16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. |
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.2 1:17 Or Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "the Anointed One." |
