This is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David. David came from the family of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Perez and Zerah. (Their mother was Tamar.) Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz. (Boaz's mother was Rahab.) Boaz was the father of Ibed. (Obed's mother was Ruth.) Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. (Solomon's mother had been Uriah's wife.) Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the ancestor of Uzziah. Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. Hezekah was the father of Manesseh. Manesseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. Joshiah was the grachfather of Jehoiachin and his brothers. (This was at the time that the peole were taken to Babylon) After they were taken to Babylon: Jeholachin was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerrubbabel. Zerrubbabel was the father of Abuid. Abuid was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the fathe of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Mattahan was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was the husband of Mary and Mary was the mother of Jesus. Jesus is called the Christ. So there were 14 generations from Abraham to David. And there were 14 generations from David until the time generations from David until the time when the people were taken to Babylon. And there were 14 generations from the time when the people were taken to Babylon until Christ was born. The mother of Jesus Christ was Mary. And this is how the birth of Jesus came about. Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, she leared that she was going to have a baby. She was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit. Marry's husband, Joseph, was a good man. He did not want to disgrace her in public, so he planned to divore her secretly. While Joseph thought about this an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream. The angel said, "Joseph, descendant of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife. The baby in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus. Give him that name because he will save his people from their sins." All this happened to make clear the full meaning of what the Lord had said through the prophet. "The virgin will be pregnant. She will have a son, and they will name him Immanuel." This name means "God is with us." When Joseph woke up, he did what the Lord's angel had told him to do. Joseph married Mary. But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named the son Jesus.
