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) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;4 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;5 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;6 Jesse of David–the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;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.17 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ.