Matthew 1:1–11

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 aThe book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, bthe son of David, cthe son of Abraham.

2 dAbraham was the father of Isaac, and eIsaac the father of Jacob, and fJacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and gJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,1 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by hRahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and iJesse the father of David the king.

And jDavid was the father of Solomon by kthe wife of Uriah, 7 and lSolomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,2 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, mand Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos,3 and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and nJosiah the father of oJechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

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a	Lk 3:23–38
b	2 Sa 7:12–16 Ps 132:11 Is 11:1 Je 23:5 Lk 1:32 Lk 1:69 Jn 7:42 Ac 2:30 Ac 13:23 Ro 1:3 2 Ti 2:8 Re 22:16
c	Ge 22:18 Ga 3:16
d	Ge 21:3
e	Ge 25:26
f	Ge 29:35
g	Ru 4:18–22 1 Ch 2:1–15
1	Greek Aram; also verse 4
h	Jos 6:25
i	1 Sa 16:1 1 Sa 17:12
j	2 Sa 12:24
k	2 Sa 12:10
l	Mt 1:7–10 1 Ch 3:10–14
2	Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also verse 8
m	2 Ki 15:1 1 Ch 3:11 1 Ch 3:12
3	Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon; twice in this verse
n	1 Ch 3:15 1 Ch 3:16
o	Es 2:6 Je 24:1 Je 27:20