Jesus genealogy is an account of Jesus earthly parents and how they contributed to his existence on earth. Prophecies about His first coming were indicated in the Old Testament and before his birth, the New Testament tried to show His tribe and family backgrounds. The books of the New Testament where this can be found are Matthew and Luke. From the Bible's accounts, Christ's earthly fathers were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Tarmah, Perez, Hezron and Ran.
Abraham was known as Abram before God called him out of his father's house at the age of 75. His wife was Sarai and although they had been married for several years, they had no child. God's promise for a son later came to pass about 25 years later (at the age of 100), when his wife was 90 and people would have thought that it would be impossible. Abraham called his child Isaac.
Isaac was born a year after the parents were visited by angels who dressed like strangers in the land. The angels had proclaimed that they would deliver exactly a year after their visit but due to Sarah's unbelief, she laughed in the secret. Her laughter did not stop the fulfillment of this promise as they delivered exactly one year later. The child was therefore named Isaac, which means laughter. Isaac was blessed with two boys, Jacob and Esau. Esau was the older one but God decided to use Jacob to fulfill the promise he made to Abraham.
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob. It was from his tribe that the Lord Jesus came to earth. He suggested that Joseph (his brother) should be hidden in a pit after his brothers had already decided to kill him.
Out of Judah's five children, two of them, Perez and Zerah were born to him by his daughter- in-law, Tarmah. Tarmah was the wife of Er but Er had no child before God forcefully took him. Judah's act with Tarmah was in line with the customs that ensured that each man should have an offspring. Perez was older than Zerah and was favored to continue the link that brought Jesus to earth.
Perez was among the ancestors of King David. Perez means the first to come from the womb. St Matthew's gospel also acknowledges Perez as a part of the genealogy of Jesus.
Hezron and Hamul were the sons of Perez. Hezron, the younger brother gave birth to Ram and Ram gave birth to Amminadab. Amminadab gave birth to Nahshon and Nahshon gave birth to Salmon. Salmon and Rahab (the harlot in Jericho that saved the spies) got married and gave birth to Boaz. Boaz married Ruth, the daughter- in-law of Naomi after the death of her children. Boaz and Ruth were blessed with Obed, father of Jesse and grandfather of David (the king of Israel).
Joseph joined the descendants of David along the line. He got engaged to Mary who became pregnant by the help of the Holy Spirit. This means that although Jesus had a line of earthly parents, his birth was divine and supreme. Jesus genealogy shows that God can use any man to do his purpose as long as the person presents himself or herself for His use.
Abraham was known as Abram before God called him out of his father's house at the age of 75. His wife was Sarai and although they had been married for several years, they had no child. God's promise for a son later came to pass about 25 years later (at the age of 100), when his wife was 90 and people would have thought that it would be impossible. Abraham called his child Isaac.
Isaac was born a year after the parents were visited by angels who dressed like strangers in the land. The angels had proclaimed that they would deliver exactly a year after their visit but due to Sarah's unbelief, she laughed in the secret. Her laughter did not stop the fulfillment of this promise as they delivered exactly one year later. The child was therefore named Isaac, which means laughter. Isaac was blessed with two boys, Jacob and Esau. Esau was the older one but God decided to use Jacob to fulfill the promise he made to Abraham.
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob. It was from his tribe that the Lord Jesus came to earth. He suggested that Joseph (his brother) should be hidden in a pit after his brothers had already decided to kill him.
Out of Judah's five children, two of them, Perez and Zerah were born to him by his daughter- in-law, Tarmah. Tarmah was the wife of Er but Er had no child before God forcefully took him. Judah's act with Tarmah was in line with the customs that ensured that each man should have an offspring. Perez was older than Zerah and was favored to continue the link that brought Jesus to earth.
Perez was among the ancestors of King David. Perez means the first to come from the womb. St Matthew's gospel also acknowledges Perez as a part of the genealogy of Jesus.
Hezron and Hamul were the sons of Perez. Hezron, the younger brother gave birth to Ram and Ram gave birth to Amminadab. Amminadab gave birth to Nahshon and Nahshon gave birth to Salmon. Salmon and Rahab (the harlot in Jericho that saved the spies) got married and gave birth to Boaz. Boaz married Ruth, the daughter- in-law of Naomi after the death of her children. Boaz and Ruth were blessed with Obed, father of Jesse and grandfather of David (the king of Israel).
Joseph joined the descendants of David along the line. He got engaged to Mary who became pregnant by the help of the Holy Spirit. This means that although Jesus had a line of earthly parents, his birth was divine and supreme. Jesus genealogy shows that God can use any man to do his purpose as long as the person presents himself or herself for His use.
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