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Matthew begins his genealogy with Abraham. The names in the genealogy are separated into three groups of 14 generations each. In Matthew 1:17, Matthew states the structure of his genealogy: “So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations” (NRSV). Thus, the genealogy has three groups:
Group 1 | Abraham through David (14 names) | compare Gen 12–50; 1 Chr 2:3–15; Ruth 4:18–22 | |
Group 2 | Solomon through Jeconiah (14 names) | compare 1 Chr 3:10–14 | |
Group 3 | Salathiel through Jesus (13 names) |
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The two junctures highlight two major turning points in the history of Israel: the reign of King David and the Babylonian exile.
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