Matthew 1:2

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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

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  • Acts 7:8 : 8 And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
  • Gen 25:26 : 26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
  • Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because the LORD has heard that I was unloved, He has therefore given me this son also; and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore his name was called Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and she stopped bearing.
  • Gen 30:5-9 : 5 Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. 6 Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan. 7 Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said, "With great struggles have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son. 11 Leah said, "A troop comes," and she named him Gad. 12 Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son. 13 Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." She named him Asher. 14 Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, bringing them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes." 15 She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? Would you also take away my son's mandrakes?" Rachel said, "Therefore, he shall lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes." 16 Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come to me, for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night. 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, "God has given me my wages because I have given my maid to my husband." She named him Issachar. 19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry; now my husband will dwell with me because I have born him six sons." She named him Zebulun.
  • Gen 35:16-19 : 16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was only a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel was in labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, Do not fear; you shall have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
  • Gen 46:8-9 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Phallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, Phuvah, Job, and Shimron. 14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Padanaram, along with his daughter Dinah: all the descendants of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three. 16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, bore to him. 21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the descendants were fourteen. 23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven. 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
  • Heb 11:11 : 11 Through faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
  • Heb 11:17-18 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,'
  • Rev 7:5 : 5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
  • Josh 24:2-4 : 2 And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers lived on the other side of the river in ancient times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants, and gave him Isaac. 4 And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
  • 1 Chr 1:28 : 28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
  • 1 Chr 1:34 : 34 Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
  • 1 Chr 2:1-8 : 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and He put him to death. 4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. 8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned according to the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's.
  • Isa 41:8 : 8 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
  • Isa 51:2 : 2 Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
  • Gen 21:2-5 : 2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
  • Mal 1:2-3 : 2 I have loved you, says the LORD. Yet you say, How have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the LORD. Yet I loved Jacob, 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the jackals of the wilderness.
  • Luke 3:33-34 : 33 The son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
  • Rom 9:7-9 : 7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called. 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted as descendants. 9 For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac; 11 For the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him who calls; 12 It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
  • Heb 7:14 : 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
  • Exod 1:2-5 : 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the people that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was already in Egypt.

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  • Matt 1:1
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    1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Matt 1:3-17
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    3And Judah begat Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Aram;

    4And Aram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

    5And Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

    6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

    7And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

    8And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

    9And Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

    10And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

    11And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

    12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

    13And Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

    14And Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

    15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

    16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

    17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

  • 1 Chr 1:34-35
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    34Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

    35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

  • Exod 1:1-3
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    1Now these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

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  • Luke 3:33-34
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    33The son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

    34The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

  • Gen 25:19
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    19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.

  • 1 Chr 1:26-28
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    26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

    27Abram, who is Abraham.

    28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

  • 1 Chr 2:12
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    12And Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse,

  • Luke 3:24-26
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    24The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

    25The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

    26The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

  • Acts 7:8
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    8And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.

  • Ruth 4:22
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    22Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  • 1 Chr 2:1-2
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    1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

    2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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    30The son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

    31The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

  • 1 Chr 5:2
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    2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's.

  • 1 Chr 8:1
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    1Now Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

  • Gen 35:23
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    23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

  • Gen 11:27
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    27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

  • 1 Chr 2:4
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    4And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

  • 1 Chr 2:10
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    10And Ram fathered Amminadab; and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

  • 1 Chr 1:18
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    18And Arphaxad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.

  • Neh 12:10
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    10And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim also fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada,

  • Ruth 4:18
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    18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,

  • Rom 9:10
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    10And not only this; but Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac;

  • 1 Chr 1:20
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  • 1 Chr 6:9
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    9And Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, and Azariah fathered Johanan,