Abraham begat Isaac; Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; Perez begat Hezron; Hezron begat Ram;

Ram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon;

Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; Obed begat Jesse;

Jesse begat David the king: David the king begat Solomon of her that was the wife of Uriah:

Solomon begat Rehoboam; Rehoboam begat Abijah; Abijah begat Asa;

Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Uzziah;

Uzziah begat Jotham; Jotham begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

Hezekiah begat Manasseh; Manasseh begat Amon; Amon begat Josiah;

Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel: Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

Zerubbabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor;

Azor begat Sadoc; Sadoc begat Achim; Achim begat Eliud;

Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan begat Jacob;

Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born that Jesus, that is called Christ.