Matthew 1:2–16

From Abraham to David

²Abraham fathered ^fIsaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, ^g

³Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram, ^h

⁴Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

⁵Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse, ⁱ

⁶and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

Then ^jDavid fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife, ^k

⁷Solomon fathered Rehoboam,

Rehoboam fathered Abijah,

Abijah fathered Asa, ^l

⁸Asa ^mfathered Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, ⁿ

Joram fathered Uzziah, ^o

⁹Uzziah fathered Jotham,

Jotham fathered Ahaz,

Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

¹⁰Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,

Manasseh fathered Amon, ^p

Amon fathered Josiah, ^q

¹¹and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon. ^r

From the Exile to the Messiah

¹²Then after the exile to Babylon

Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,

Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

¹³Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,

Abiud fathered Eliakim,

Eliakim fathered Azor, ^s

¹⁴Azor fathered Zadok,

Zadok fathered Achim,

Achim fathered Eliud,

¹⁵Eliud fathered Eleazar,

Eleazar fathered Matthan,

Matthan fathered Jacob,

¹⁶and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,

who gave birth to ^tJesus who is called the Messiah. ^u