² Abraham was the father of Isaac,^(F)

Isaac the father of Jacob,^(G)

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,^(H)

³ Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,^(I)

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

⁴ Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

⁵ Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,^(J)

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

⁶ and Jesse the father of King David.^(K)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,^(L)

¹⁶ and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,^(A) and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.^(B)