THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST

1 Ana accountb of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,c the Son of Abraham:d

FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID

2 Abraham fathered* Isaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,e

3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram,f

4 Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse,g

6 and Jesse fathered King David.

FROM DAVID TO THE BABYLONIAN EXILE

David fathered SolomonB by Uriah’s wife,h