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A record of the
genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Abraham was the
father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and
his brothers,
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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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Ram the father of
Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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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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and Jesse the father
of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s
wife,
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Solomon the father
of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
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Asa the father of
Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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Uzziah the father of
Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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Hezekiah the father
of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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and Josiah the
father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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After the exile to
Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of
Zerubbabel,
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Zerubbabel the
father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
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Azor the father of
Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud,
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Eliud the father of
Eleazar, leazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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and Jacob the father
of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called
Christ.
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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.
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This is how the
birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married
to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child
through the Holy Spirit.
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Because Joseph her
husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public
disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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But after he had
considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife,
because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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She will give birth
to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his
people from their sins.”
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All this took place
to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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“The virgin will be
with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him
Immanuel”
— which means, “God with us.”
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When Joseph woke up,
he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as
his wife.
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But he had no union
with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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