Bible verses about "genealogy" | Thomson

²⁷ Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, this remnant shall be saved."

²³ Now this very Jesus had been about thirty years under governance, being, as was supposed, a son of Joseph, son of Eli, ²⁴ son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph, ²⁵ son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Naum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, ²⁶ son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semei, son of Joseph, son of Juda, ²⁷ son of Joanna, son of Rhesa, son of Zorobabel, son of Salathiel, son of Neri, ²⁸ son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Kosam, son of Elmodam, son of Er, ²⁹ son of Jose, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, ³⁰ son of Symeon, son of Juda, son of Joseph, son of Jonan, son of Eliakim, ³¹ son of Melea, son of Mainan, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, ³² son of Jessai, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Naasson, ³³ son of Aminadab, son of Aram, son of Esrom, son of Phares, son of Juda, ³⁴ son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Thara, son of Nachor, ³⁵ son of Saruch, son of Ragau, son of Phalec, son of Eber, son of Sala, ³⁶ son of Kainan, son of Arphaxed, son of Sem, son of Noe, son of Lamech, ³⁷ son of Matthusala, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Maleleel, son of Kainan, ³⁸ son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

¹ The genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. ² Abraham begat Isaak, and Isaak begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren, ³ and Judas had Phares and Zara by Thamar, and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram, ⁴ and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon, ⁵ and Salmon had Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz had Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Urias, ⁷ and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa, ⁸ and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias, ⁹ and Ozias begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Hezekias, ¹⁰ and Hezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias, ¹¹ and Josias begat Jechonias and those brothers of his at the removal to Babylon, ¹² and after the removal to Babylon Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, ¹³ and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor, ¹⁴ and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, ¹⁵ and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob; ¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called the Christ: ¹⁷ all the generations therefore from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the removal to Babylon there were fourteen generations, and from the removal to Babylon till the Christ fourteen generations, ¹⁸ and the genealogy of Jesus Christ was thus; for his mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph was, before they came together, found to be with child by the holy Spirit, ¹⁹ and Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to expose her, determined to divorce her privately; ²⁰ but while he was thinking of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said to him, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take home Mary thy wife; for her pregnancy is from the Holy Spirit" ²¹ and she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. ²² All this was done, so that there was a fulfilment of what was spoken by the prophet, saying, ²³ "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel," the meaning of which is, God with us: ²⁴ so when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took home his wife, ²⁵ but knew her not until she brought forth this her son, The First BORN and he called his name Jesus.

⁴ nor pay attention to fables and endless genealogies, which rather promote disputes than the godly edification, which is by faith:

⁹ But discountenance foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and debates about law: for they are unprofitable and vain.