Christ's Genealogy

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1. Which two Gospels trace the genealogy of Christ? Luke and Mark Mark and John Matthew and Luke Matthew and John

2. Which Gospel arguably traces Christ's genealogy from Mary rather than from Joseph, according to such early sources as John of Damascus? Luke Mark Matthew John

3. Luke traces Christ's genealogy all the way back to which final progenitor? Adam Abraham Shem God

4. How many women are mentioned by name in Christ's genealogy? None Twelve Two Four

5. What woman mentioned in Christ's genealogy is traditionally thought to have been a prostitute? Tamar Ruth Rahab Mary

6. Ruth was David's great-grandmother, and therefore an ancestor of Christ. What was unusual about her? She was a harlot She never married She had only one child, a daughter She was not Jewish by birth

7. What adulteress and mother of Solomon is alluded to in Christ's genealogy, though not mentioned explicitly by name? Rahab Bathsheba Tamar Jezebel

8. He was one of Christ's ancestors. His father was his mother's father-in-law. He got his name because he broke forth and exited the womb before his twin brother. Isaac Zarah Esau Pharez

9. Who married Rahab (Rachab) and fathered Boaz, the great-grandfather of David? Jesse Solomon Obed Salmon

10. From which son of Adam and Eve is Christ descended? Cain an unnamed son Abel Seth

11. This member of Christ's genealogy was not, as far as we know, an active polygamist. Noah David Lamech Solomon

12. From which son of Noah is Christ descended? Shem Japheth Ham None of Them

13. Christ was descended from this man, whose willingness to sacrifice his own son serves as an example of God's sacrificial gift. Terah Abraham Adam Seth

14. From which son of Israel (Jacob) is Christ descended? Levi Joseph Judah Benjamin

15. He was an ancestor of Christ's, but according to most Jewish and Christian traditions, he never died. Abraham Elijah Enoch Moses