THE TWO GENEALOGIES OF MATTHEW 1 AND LUKE 3.  

      "THE BOOK OF THE GENERATION OF JESUS CHRIST"  (THE MESSIAH)  

ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
 THE REGAL LEGAL LINE 
("The Throne of His father David") 

ACCORDING TO LUKE 
THE NATURAL LEGAL LINE
 ("The seed of the Woman")  

GOD       

1. ADAM

2. Seth 

3. Enos 

4. Cainan 

5. Maleleel 

6. Jared 

7. Enoch 

8. Mathusala  

9. Lamech 

10. Noe 

11. Sem 

12. Arphaxad 
        [Cainan] *  

13. Sala 

14. Heber 

15. Phalec  

16. Ragau 

17. Saruch 

18. Nachor 

19. Thara  

NOTE ON #12 IN center COLUMN

[Cainan]:  Undoubtedly an interpolation in certain copies of the Septuagint towards the close of the Fourth Cent. A.D.  "The evidence against his existence is to the utmost possible degree, clear, full, and positive, and not liable to any mistake or perversion.  On the contrary, the evidence for his existence ... is inferential, obscure, or open to the suspicion of falsification". -- LORD A. HERVEY, The Genealogies of Our Lord, ch.viii, p.195.  

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1. ABRAHAM

2. Isaac

3. Jacob.

4. Judas

5. Phares

6. Esrom

7. Aram

8. Aminadab

9. Naasson

10. Salmon.

11. Booz

12. Obed

13. Jesse

14. DAVID the king (in Hebron, 2 Sam. 2.4,11)

20. ABRAHAM

21. Isaac

22. Jacob.

23. Judas

24. Phares

25. Esrom

26. Aram

27. Aminadab

28. Naasson

29. Salmon.

30. Booz

31. Obed

32. Jesse

33. DAVID  

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1. DAVID (THE KING "over all Israel", 2 Sam. 5.4,5) 

2. SOLOMON  

3. ROBOAM

4. ABIA  

5. ASA

6. JOSAPHAT  

7. JORAM (See note at right)

8. OZIAS

9. JOATHAM

10. ACHAZ 

11. EZEKIAS

12. MANASSES

13. AMON

14. JOSIAS 
    JEHOIAKIM
    JECHONIAH   Both Jehoiakim and his son Jechoniah are alike omitted from the regal fourteen generations for, first, the paramount reason that the kingdom as an independent kingdom ended with the death of Josiah at Megiddo when Judah passed under the power of Egypt, and ultimately Babylon; and secondly, in the case of Jehoiakim for "that which was found on him" (2 Chron.36.8, note), and in that of Jechoniah for the reasons given in Jer.22.24-30.  Their names are thus also blotted out according to Law.  

34. NATHAN second surviving son of Bathsheba

35. Mattatha

36. Menan

37. Melea

38. Eliakim

39. Jonan

40. Joseph

41. Juda

42. Simeon

43. Levi

44. Matthat

45. Jorim

46. Eliezer

47. Jose

48. Er

49. Elmodam

50. Cosam

51. Addi

52. Melchi  

NOTE ON #7 IN LEFT COLUMN

JORAM the son-in-law of Ahab "died of sore diseases", 2 Chron. 21.19

{AHAZIAH his son (called "son-in-law of the House of Ahab", 2 Kings 8.27) and
{JOASH his grandson, and
{AMAZIAH his great-grandson- all died violent deaths.

Ahaziah was slain by Jehu (2K.9.27)
.Joash  was slain by  his servants (2 K. 12.20)
Amaziah  was slain by the people of Jerusalem (2 K. 14.19)

Thus GOD'S "visiting" for idolatry was fulfilled literally" to the THIRD and FOURTH generation" (Ex.20.4,5). Their names were therefore "blotted out" according to Law (Deut.29.20).] 

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1. Jechonias
2. Salathiel
3. Zorobabel
4. Abiud
5. Eliakim
6. Azor
7. Sadoc
8. Achim
9. Eliud
10. Eleazar
11. Matthan
12. Jacob
13. Joseph (HUSBAND of Mary)  {SON reckoned "according to Law" (hos enomizeto, Lk 3.23) of Heli by betrothal to Heli's daughter: therefore {also "according to Law" {cp. Matt. 1.20.  Luke  2.5. with Deut. 22.23,24.}

53. Neri
54. SALATHIEL
55. Zorobabel
56. Rhesa (See note at right)
57. Joanna
58. Juda
59. Joseph
60. Semei
61. Mattathias
62. Maath
63. Nagge
64. Esli
65. Naum
66. Amos
67. Mattathias
68. JOSEPH
69. Janna
70. Melchi
71. Levi
72. Matthat
73. Heli
74. MARY (of whom was born Jesus)

NOTE ON #56IN CENTER COLUMN

Rhesa: It is held by some that Rhesa is not a proper name, but a title applying to Zorobabel.  But  the case is "not proven."  

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                              JESUS: WHO IS CALLED "THE MESSIAH" 
SON OF ADAM ( = ho huios tou anthropou)WHO WAS THE SON OF  GOD"         

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