Matthew 1:1-16 ▼

1 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

3 Judah was the father (by Tamar)

4 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;

5 Salmon (by Rahab)

6 Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow)

7 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;

8 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;

9 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;

10 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;

11 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.

12 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;

13 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;

14 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;

15 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;

16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.