Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 An  * 1:1–6 Ru 4:18–22; 2Sm 7:12–16; 1Ch 2:1–15; Lk 3:32–34 account  * 1:1 Mk 12:26; Lk 3:4; Ac 1:20; Php 4:3; Rv 3:5 of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,  * 1:1 Ps 89:3; Is 9:6; Lk 1:32,69 the Son of Abraham:  * 1:1 Gn 22:18; Mt 9:7; Rm 1:3; Gl 3:16

From Abraham to David

2 Abraham fathered  * 1:2 In vv. 2–16 either a son, as here, or a later descendant, as in v. 8 Isaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,  * 1:2 Gn 29:35; Ps 14:7; 105:9; Mt 8:11; 22:32; Jms 2:21

3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram,  * 1:3 Gn 38:29–30; 46:12; Lk 3:33

4 Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse,  * 1:5 Ru 1:4; 2:1; Lk 3:32

6 and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

David fathered Solomon  * 1:6 Other mss add King by Uriah’s wife,  * 1:6 1Sm 16:1; 17:12; 2Sm 11:27; 12:24

7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,

Rehoboam fathered Abijah,

Abijah fathered Asa,  * 1:7 Other mss read Asaph

8 Asa  * 1:8 Other mss read Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,  * 1:8 = Jehoram

Joram fathered Uzziah,  * 1:7–8 1Kg 11:43; 14:31; 15:8,24; 22:50; 2Kg 14:21

9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,

Jotham fathered Ahaz,

Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,

Manasseh fathered Amon,  * 1:10 Other mss read Amos

Amon fathered Josiah,  * 1:9–10 2Kg 15:5,38; 16:20; 20:21; 21:18,24

11 and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon.  * 1:11 2Kg 24:6,14; Is 5:13; Jr 27:20; Ezk 1:1; Mt 1:17

From the Exile to the Messiah

12 After the exile to Babylon

Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel,

Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,

Abiud fathered Eliakim,

Eliakim fathered Azor,  * 1:12–13 Gn 10:10; 1Ch 3:17; Lk 3:27,30

14 Azor fathered Zadok,

Zadok fathered Achim,

Achim fathered Eliud,

15 Eliud fathered Eleazar,

Eleazar fathered Matthan,

Matthan fathered Jacob,

16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,

who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.  * 1:16 Mt 27:17,22; Lk 2:11; Jn 1:45; 4:25

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen generations.  * 1:17 2Kg 24:14; Jr 27:20; Dn 9:25–26; Mk 8:29; Ac 2:31,36,38