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Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

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Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;

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Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;

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Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;

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Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;

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Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;

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Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;

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Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;

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Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;

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Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.

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After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;

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Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;

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Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;

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

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and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.

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The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

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But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.

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But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.

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She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins."

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All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,

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When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,

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Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

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Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.

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"At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet,

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He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."

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