More about the ancestors of Jesus Matthew 1:12-17: There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David. There were also fourteen generations from David to the exile in Babylon. There were fourteen generations from the exile in Babylon to the birth of the Messiah. The purpose of the genealogy is to prove that Jesus is of the nation and family from which the Messiah was to come. The genealogy is designed to prove that Jesus is the son of David (2 Samuel 7:12), and the son of Abraham. (Genesis 12:3) If Jesus was not a son of David, and a son of Abraham, He could not be the Messiah. Some of the names in the genealogy are difficult to pronounce but the message is clear and easy to be understood. The Lord of glory came to earth as a descendant of these certain people to rescue the human race from sin!

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