Matthew 1:2–16

²Abraham was the father of Isaac, 

Isaac the father of Jacob, 

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 

³Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. 

Perez was the father of Hezron, 

Hezron the father of Ram, 

⁴Ram the father of Amminadab, 

Amminadab the father of Nahshon, 

Nahshon the father of Salmon. 

⁵Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. 

Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. 

Obed was the father of Jesse, 

⁶Jesse the father of King David. 

David and Uriah’s wife ⸤Bathsheba⸥ were the father and mother of Solomon. 

⁷Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, 

Rehoboam the father of Abijah, 

Abijah the father of Asa, 

⁸Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, 

Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, 

Joram the father of Uzziah, 

⁹Uzziah the father of Jotham, 

Jotham the father of Ahaz, 

Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 

¹⁰Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, 

Manasseh the father of Amon, 

Amon the father of Josiah. 

¹¹Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. 

They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon. 

¹²After the exile to Babylon, 

Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. 

Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel, 

¹³Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, 

Abiud the father of Eliakim, 

Eliakim the father of Azor, 

¹⁴Azor the father of Zadok, 

Zadok the father of Achim, 

Achim the father of Eliud, 

¹⁵Eliud the father of Eleazar, 

Eleazar the father of Matthan, 

Matthan the father of Jacob. 

¹⁶Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. 

Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called Christ.