Quotes about Ancestry
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
- Matthew 1:4
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- Matthew 1:5
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
- Matthew 1:7
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
- Matthew 1:8
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
- Matthew 1:9
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
- Matthew 1:10
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
- Matthew 1:11
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
- Matthew 1:12
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
- Matthew 1:13
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
- Matthew 1:14
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
- Matthew 1:15
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
- Matthew 1:17