Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

1 The *1:1 Lit bookrecord of the genealogy of *1:1 In Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The Lord is salvationJesus the *1:1 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered *1:2 Gr Judas; a name of a person in the Old Testament is given in its Old Testament formJudah and his brothers. 3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered *1:3 Gr AramRam. 4 Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. 5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. 6 Jesse fathered David the king.

David fathered Solomon by *1:6 I.e., Bathshebaher who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered *1:7 Gr AsaphAsa. 8 Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered *1:8 Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 Kin 8:16; cf. 1 Chr 3:11Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah. 9 Uzziah fathered *1:9 Gr JoathamJotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered *1:10 Gr AmosAmon, and Amon fathered Josiah. 11 Josiah fathered *1:11 Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:15Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered *1:12 Gr SalathielShealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel fathered *1:13 Gr Abioud, usually spelled AbiudAbihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor. 14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud. 15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. 16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the *1:16 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)Messiah.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the *1:17 See note v 16Messiah, fourteen generations.