Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him [Joseph] in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:20–21 The Genealogy of Jesus—In contemporary society, with birth certificates, hospital records, driver’s licenses and passports, paper and electronic documents