Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;

and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,

and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,

and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;

and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,

and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,

and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,

and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,

and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

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

And he gave to him the covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat two sons.

But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.