Genealogy

1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

3Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Aram.

4Aram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

5Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse,

6Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

7Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asaph.

8Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.

9Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

10Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amos, and Amos fathered Josiah.

11Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12After the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.

13Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.

14Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.

15Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.

16And Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.

17So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the exile to Babylon to the Messiah fourteen generations.