Genealogy of Christ
The Genealogy of Christ is detailed in two passages of the Gospels: [1]
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Background
- Luke's genealogy goes back to Adam, through a minor son of David, Nathan and apparently again to Joseph.
- Matthew's genealogy commences with Abraham and then from King David's son Solomon follows the legal line of the kings through Jeconiah, the king whose descendants were cursed, to Joseph, legal father of Jesus.
- Christ's ancestry in art; the Root of Jesse icon
The genealogy according to Luke
- Adam
- Seth
- Enos
- Kenan
- Mahalalel
- Jared
- Enoch
- Methuselah
- Lamech
- Noah
- Shem
- Arphaxad
- Cainan
- Shelah
- Eber
- Peleg
- Reu
- Serug
- Nahor
- Terah
- Abraham
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Judah
- Perez
- Hezron
- Ram
- Amminadab
- Nahshon
- Salmon
- Boaz
- Obed
- Jesse
- David
- Nathan
- Mattaha
- Menna
- Melea
- Eliakim
- Jonam
- Joseph
- Judah
- Simeon
- Levi
- Matthat
- Jorim
- Eliezer
- Joshua
- Er
- Elmadam
- Cosam
- Addi
- Melchi
- Neri
- Shealtiel
- Zerubbabel
- Rhesa
- Joanan
- Joda
- Josech
- Semein
- Mattathias
- Mahath
- Naggai
- Hesli
- Nahum
- Amos
- Mattathais
- Joseph
- Jannai
- Melchi
- Levi
- Matthat
- Heli
- Mary and Joseph*
- Jesus
*The Genealogy of Christ according to Luke is probably following Mary's descendants instead of Joseph's.
The genealogy according to Matthew
- Abraham
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Judah and Tamae
- Perez
- Hezron
- Ram
- Amminadab
- Nahshon
- Salmon and Rahab
- Boaz and Ruth
- Obed
- Jesse
- David and Bathsheba
- Solomon and Naamah
- Rehoboam
- Abijam
- Asa
- Jehosaphat
- Jehoram
- Uzziah
- Jotham
- Ahaz
- Hezekiah
- Manasseh
- Amon
- Josiah
- Jeconiah
- Shealtiel
- Zerubbabel
- Abiud
- Eliakim
- Azor
- Zadok
- Achim
- Eliud
- Eleazer
- Matthan
- Jacob
- Joseph and Mary*
- Jesus
*The Genealogy of Christ according to Matthew is following the descendants of Jospeh.
Other accounts
References
- ↑ The Genealogy of Christ is detailed in the Scriptural passages of Luke 3:23–38 and Matthew 1:1–17.
