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Genealogies

A guided deep dive into genealogies — what it is, the historical background, and how it opens up the biblical text.

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Lines of promise, not just lists of names. Notice who is included that you would not expect.

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Link	Name	Read
Adam → Seth	The line preserved after Cain	Genesis 5
Noah → Shem	Blessing carried through one son	Genesis 9:26; 11:10-26
Abraham → Isaac → Jacob	Promise repeated to three generations	Genesis 12; 26; 28
Judah → Perez	Through Tamar, an outsider who acts righteously	Genesis 38:29; Ruth 4:18
Boaz + Ruth → Obed	A Moabite woman in the messianic line	Ruth 4:13-17
Jesse → David	The youngest son anointed king	1 Samuel 16
David → Solomon	Through Bathsheba, named as 'the wife of Uriah'	Matthew 1:6
Zerubbabel → Joseph	The line survives exile	Matthew 1:12-16
Mary → Jesus	The promise takes flesh	Luke 3:23-38

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Matthew 1	Luke 3
Starts at Abraham, moves forward	Starts at Jesus, runs back to Adam and God
Structured in three sets of fourteen — a Davidic pattern	Unstructured, comprehensive list
Names four women, all outsiders or scandalised	No women named
Likely the legal/royal line through Joseph	Often read as Mary's line, or Joseph's biological line
Jesus as Israel's king	Jesus as the second Adam for all humanity

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Lines of promise across generations

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