5 Bible Verses about Genealogies
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AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,read more.
and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah, and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers at the Babylonian exile. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, and Azar begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ. All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.
And Jesus was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,read more.
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Josech, the son of Juda, the son of Joannas, the son of Resa, the son of Zerubabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, the son of Meleas, the son of Mennas, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Naason, the son of Aminadab, the son of Admein, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Selah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methusaleh, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the Son of God.
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither a beginning of days nor end of life, but being made like the Son of God, continues a priest forever.
But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
As I requested you to remain at Ephesus, when going into Macedonia, that you might charge some not to preach another doctrine, nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]
From Thematic Bible
Genealogies » Illustrative of the record of saints in the book of life
He that conquers shall be clothed in white robes, and I will not obliterate his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
and to the church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge the God of all, and to spirits of the righteous made perfect,
but in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
Genealogies » The jews reckoned by
Genealogies » Public registers kept of
Genealogies » Of Christ » Given
AN account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, read more.
and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah, and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers at the Babylonian exile. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, and Azar begat Zadoc, and Zadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ. All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.
And Jesus was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, read more.
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Josech, the son of Juda, the son of Joannas, the son of Resa, the son of Zerubabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, the son of Meleas, the son of Mennas, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Naason, the son of Aminadab, the son of Admein, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Selah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methusaleh, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the Son of God.
Genealogies » Priests who could not prove their own, excluded from the priesthood
Genealogies » Subject of, to be avoided
nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]
But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Genealogies » Of Christ » Prove his descent from judah
for it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, in respect to which tribe Moses said nothing concerning priests.