Matthew 1:2-16 ▼

2 [Abraham] was the father of Isaac, [Isaac] the father of Jacob, [Jacob] the father of Judah and his brothers.

3 [Judah] and [Tamar]were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. [Perez] was the father of Hezron, [Hezron] the father of Ram,

4 [Ram] the father of Amminadab, [Amminadab] the father of Nahshon, [Nahshon] the father of Salmon.

5 [Salmon] and [Rahab]were the father and mother of Boaz. [Boaz] and[ Ruth]were the father and mother of Obed. [Obed] was the father of Jesse,

6 [Jesse] the father of King David. [David] and [Uriah's wife][Bathsheba] were the father and mother of Solomon.

7 [Solomon] was the father of Rehoboam, [Rehoboam] the father of Abijah, [Abijah] the father of Asa,

8 [Asa] the father of Jehoshaphat, [Jehoshaphat] the father of Joram, [Joram] the father of Uzziah,

9 [Uzziah] the father of Jotham, [Jotham] the father of Ahaz, [Ahaz] the father of Hezekiah,

10 [Hezekiah] the father of Manasseh, [Manasseh] the father of Amon, [Amon] the father of Josiah.

11 [Josiah] was the father of [Jechoniah] and his brothers. They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.

12 After the exile to Babylon, [Jechoniah] became the father of Shealtiel. [Shealtiel] was the father of Zerubbabel,

13 [Zerubbabel] the father of Abiud, [Abiud] the father of Eliakim, [Eliakim] the father of Azor,

14 [Azor] the father of Zadok, [Zadok] the father of Achim, [Achim] the father of Eliud,

15 [Eliud] the father of Eleazar, [Eleazar] the father of Matthan, [Matthan] the father of Jacob.

16 [Jacob] was the father of [Joseph], who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of [Jesus], who is called Christ.