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The Family History of Jesus

This is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David, and David came from the family of Abraham.

Abraham was the father[a] of Isaac.
Isaac was the father of Jacob.
Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah.
    (Their mother was Tamar.)
Perez was the father of Hezron.
Hezron was the father of Ram.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 father “Father” in Jewish lists of ancestors can sometimes mean grandfather or more distant relative.

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