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href="/bsb/matthew/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br /><i>The</i> book of <i>the</i> genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The historical record of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus Christ came from the family of King David and also from the family of Abraham. And this is a list of his ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is a record of the life of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[The] scroll of the birth of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br /><i>The</i> book of <i>the</i> genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />The book of the genealogy of Yeshua The Messiah, The Son of David, The Son of Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />The History of the life of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />A book of <i>the</i> lineage of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><bld>The</bld> book of the genealogy of <bld>Jesus Christ</bld>, <i>the</i> son of David, <i>the</i> son of Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/1.htm">The Genealogy of Jesus</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/976.htm" title="976: Biblos (N-NFS) -- Properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. a sheet or scroll of writing.">This is the record</a> <a href="/greek/1078.htm" title="1078: geneseōs (N-GFS) -- Birth, lineage, descent. From the same as genea; nativity; figuratively, nature.">of the genealogy</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">of Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiou (N-GMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the son</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David,</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiou (N-GMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the son</a> <a href="/greek/11.htm" title="11: Abraam (N-GMS) -- Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.">of Abraham:</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></span><br />I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></span><br />And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a></span><br />The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">Ruth 4:18-22</a></span><br />Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, / Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, / Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-14</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a></span><br />You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Hebrews 7:14</a></span><br />For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a></span><br />Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.</p><p class="hdg">generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Isaiah 53:8</a></b></br> He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.</p><p class="hdg">the son of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27</a></b></br> And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, <i>Thou</i> Son of David, have mercy on us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22</a></b></br> And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, <i>thou</i> Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-45</a></b></br> Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, <i>The Son</i> of David… </p><p class="hdg">the son of Abraham.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></b></br> And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></b></br> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a></b></br> Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-3.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/22-21.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/revelation/22-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Messiah</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Record</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-2.htm">Roll</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/mark/1-2.htm">Book</a> <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-3.htm">Genealogy</a> <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Messiah</a> <a href="/john/1-19.htm">Record</a> <a href="/matthew/28-2.htm">Roll</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">The genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">He is miraculously conceived of the Holy Spirit by the Virgin Mary.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">The angel satisfies the doubts of Joseph, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">and declares the names and office of Jesus;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Jesus is born</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ</b><br>The opening phrase establishes the purpose of the passage: to present the lineage of Jesus. Genealogies were crucial in Jewish culture for establishing identity, inheritance, and fulfilling prophecies. This genealogy connects Jesus to significant figures in Jewish history, affirming His rightful place in the line of David and Abraham. The term "record" indicates a written account, emphasizing the importance of documenting Jesus' heritage.<p><b>Jesus Christ</b><br>The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "Messiah," meaning "Anointed One." This title affirms Jesus as the promised deliverer and king, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah. The use of both names together underscores His role as Savior and King.<p><b>The son of David</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' royal lineage. David was Israel's greatest king, and God promised him that his throne would be established forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). By identifying Jesus as the "son of David," the text asserts His legal right to the throne of Israel and His fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant. This connection is crucial for Jewish readers who anticipated a Messiah from David's line.<p><b>The son of Abraham</b><br>Abraham is the patriarch of the Jewish people, and God's covenant with him included the promise that all nations would be blessed through his offspring (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). By tracing Jesus' lineage to Abraham, the text emphasizes that Jesus is the fulfillment of this promise, bringing blessings to all nations. This connection also underscores Jesus' role in God's redemptive plan, which began with Abraham and culminates in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central figure of the New Testament, believed by Christians to be the Messiah and the Son of God. The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew name "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "Messiah," meaning "Anointed One."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and a significant figure in Jewish history. He is often seen as a type of Christ, with his lineage being crucial to the messianic prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, whose faith and covenant with God are foundational to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. His name means "father of many," and he is a key figure in the genealogy of Jesus, representing the promise of blessing to all nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br><a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah's lineage. This underscores the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genealogy.htm">The Importance of Genealogy</a></b><br>The genealogy of Jesus connects Him to significant figures in Jewish history, affirming His rightful place as the Messiah. It reminds us of God's faithfulness across generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_promise.htm">Faith and Promise</a></b><br>The mention of Abraham and David emphasizes the importance of faith and God's promises. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, knowing they are fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Understanding Jesus' lineage helps believers grasp their identity in Christ, as heirs to the promises made to Abraham and David.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">The book of the generation.</span>--The opening words of the Gospel show that it is written by a Jew for Jewish readers. They are an essentially Hebrew formula (as in <a href="/genesis/5-1.htm" title="This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;">Genesis 5:1</a>), and were applied chiefly though not exclusively (<a href="/genesis/37-2.htm" title="These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought to his father their evil report.">Genesis 37:2</a>) to genealogies such as that which follows here.<p><span class= "bld">Jesus Christ.</span>--The collocation of names was not so much a thing of course when St. Matthew wrote as it now seems to us. There were many who bore the name of Jesus--<span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> Jesus the son or Sirach, Jesus surnamed Justus (<a href="/colossians/4-11.htm" title=" And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers to the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort to me.">Colossians 4:11</a>), possibly even Jesus Bar-abbas (<a href="/matthew/27-17.htm" title="Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?">Matthew 27:17</a>). It was necessary to state that the genealogy that followed was that of Jesus the Messiah, the true "anointed" of the Lord.<p><span class= "bld">The son of David.</span>--This, of course, was added as the most popular of all the names of the expected Christ, owned alike by scribes and Rabbis (<a href="/matthew/22-42.htm" title="Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.">Matthew 22:42</a>), by children (<a href="/matthew/21-9.htm" title="And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.">Matthew 21:9</a>), and by the poor (<a href="/matthew/15-22.htm" title="And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.">Matthew 15:22</a>; <a href="/matthew/20-30.htm" title="And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you son of David.">Matthew 20:30</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The book of the generation</span>. As St. Matthew was writing only for Jews, and they, by reason of their Old Testament prophecies, looked for the Messiah to be born of a certain family, he begins his Gospel with a pedigree of Jesus. In this he mentions, by way of introduction, the two points to which his countrymen would have special regard - the descent of Jesus from David, the founder of the royal line, him in whose descendants the Ruler of Israel must necessarily (<a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13-16</a>) be looked for; and also from Abraham, who was the head of the covenant nation, and to whom the promise had been given that in his seed all the nations of the earth should bless themselves (<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>). After this he proceeds to fill up the intervening steps in the genealogy. The spelling of the names in the Authorized Version accords with the Greek, and so varies from the Old Testament orthography; but for the sake of the English reader it is certainly advisable to do what has been done in the Revised Version, viz. to conform the spelling to that of the Old Testament, and, where the Greek varies much, to put that form in the margin. It is better to write <span class="accented">Rahab</span> than <span class="accented">Raehab</span>, and <span class="accented">Shealtiel</span> than <span class="accented">Salathiel.</span> Those who read the Greek Gospels when these were first written read also the Old Testament in Greek, and so were in no confusion. The first verse of the Gospel is doubtless intended as a preface to what is contained in vers. 2-17. It is, indeed, true that the phrase, "the book of the generation" (<span class="greek">βίβλος</span> <span class="greek">γενέσεως</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">sepher toledoth</span>, <a href="/genesis/5.htm">Genesis 5</a>.1), might <span class="accented">in itself</span> point rather to events and works connected with the active life of him whose name it precedes (cf. the use of <span class="accented">toledoth</span> in <a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a>; <a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a>; even Genesis 2:4, <span class="accented">et al.</span>) , <span class="accented">a</span>nd thus might refer to the whole of ch. 1. (Kubel), or even the whole of the First Gospel (Keil); yet the addition of <span class="cmt_word">the</span> <span class="cmt_word">Son of David, the Son of Abraham</span>, by summarizing the genealogy, limits the reference of ver. 1 to this alone. Observe <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that the same word (<span class="greek">γένεσις</span>) recurs in ver. 18; but being without <span class="greek">βίβλος</span>, has a slightly different meaning; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that the word translated" generation" in ver. 17 is <span class="greek">γενέα</span>, and means a single stratum of human life. The evangelist uses the name Jesus Christ here as a proper name, customary in later Christian circles (cf. <a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a>, and especially the traces of development from <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">1 Corinthians 12:3</a> and <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9</a> to <a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a>). "Christ" is not used in its signification of "Messiah," or "Anointed," till ver. 17, where it would be better rendered "the Christ." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[This is the] record</span><br /><span class="grk">Βίβλος</span> <span class="translit">(Biblos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_976.htm">Strong's 976: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. a sheet or scroll of writing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [the] genealogy</span><br /><span class="grk">γενέσεως</span> <span class="translit">(geneseōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1078.htm">Strong's 1078: </a> </span><span class="str2">Birth, lineage, descent. From the same as genea; nativity; figuratively, nature.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ,</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Christou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] son</span><br /><span class="grk">υἱοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(huiou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David,</span><br /><span class="grk">Δαυὶδ</span> <span class="translit">(Dauid)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> </span><span class="str2">David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] son</span><br /><span class="grk">υἱοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(huiou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abraham:</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀβραάμ</span> <span class="translit">(Abraam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. 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