Matthew 1:1-17

Living Bible

² Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

³ Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (Tamar was their mother); Perez was the father of Hezron; Hezron was the father of Aram;

⁴ Aram was the father of Amminadab; Amminadab was the father of Nahshon; Nahshon was the father of Salmon;

⁵ Salmon was the father of Boaz (Rahab was his mother); Boaz was the father of Obed (Ruth was his mother); Obed was the father of Jesse;

⁶ Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (his mother was the widow of Uriah);

⁷ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam; Rehoboam was the father of Abijah; Abijah was the father of Asa;

⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram; Jehoram was the father of Uzziah;

⁹ Uzziah was the father of Jotham; Jotham was the father of Ahaz; Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah;

¹⁰ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh; Manasseh was the father of Amos; Amos was the father of Josiah;

¹¹ Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon).

¹² After the exile: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;

¹³ Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud; Abiud was the father of Eliakim; Eliakim was the father of Azor;

¹⁴ Azor was the father of Zadok; Zadok was the father of Achim; Achim was the father of Eliud;

¹⁵ Eliud was the father of Eleazar; Eleazar was the father of Matthan; Matthan was the father of Jacob;

¹⁶ Jacob was the father of Joseph (who was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ the Messiah).