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\v 1 This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.
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\v 2-6a From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar\ef - \cat People\cat*\fr 1.2-6a: \fq Tamar: \ft Bore her twin sons out of wedlock (Gen 38.6-30).\ef*), Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab\ef - \cat People\cat*\fr 1.2-6a: \fq Rahab: \ft A prostitute in Jericho (Josh 2.1-21; 6.17-25; Jas 2.25).\ef*), Obed (his mother was Ruth\ef - \cat People\cat*\fr 1.2-6a: \fq Ruth: \ft A Moabite (Ruth 1.4). Only outstanding women were normally included in Jewish genealogical lists.\ef*), Jesse, and King David.
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\v 6b-11 From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon\ef - \fr 1.6b-11: \fq exile in Babylon: \ft In 597 \sc BC\sc* King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia conquered Jerusalem and took many of its inhabitants as prisoners to his country (2 Kgs 24.10-16; 2 Chr 36.9-10).\ef*, the following ancestors are listed: ...
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