Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob, of Judah and his brethren;

Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;

And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."