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Genealogy of Jesus According to Matthew Quiz
Ancestors of Jesus
According to the Gospel of Matthew (KJV) there were 42 generations before the birth of Jesus, starting with Abraham and ending with Joseph the husband of Mary "of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ".
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Select fifteen people that were part of Jesus' genealogy avoiding the false ones. All names are as given in the King James Version.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
To quote Matthew: "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations."
Phares, Esrom, Aram, Aminadab and Naasson appear in the first set of the generations.
Phares was the son of Judah from his daughter in law Tamar and brother of Zara.
Esrom was the son of Phares and the name Esrom is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Hezron. Hezron is also mentioned in genealogies in the Old Testament, notably in Ruth 4:18 and 1 Chronicles 2:5.
Aram the son of Esrom is also known as Ram and he is listed as one of the sons of Hezron in 1 Chronicles 2:9.
Aminadab the son of Aram, also spelled Amminadab, had a daughter named Elisheba who married Aaron, making him Aaron's father-in-law.
Naasson the son of Aminadab was the person who initiated the Hebrews' passage through the Red Sea, by walking in head-deep until the sea parted according to a Jewish Midrash.
Abia, Asa, Josaphat, Joram and Ozias appear in the second set of generations.
Roboam, who was the father of Abia, was Solomon's son and the first king of the Kingdom of Judah.
Abia was the second king of the Kingdom of Judah and was the father of Asa.
Asa was the third king of Judah, reigned for 41 years and was described as a man of integrity who brought his people back to the ways of the Lord, he was father of Josophat.
Josophat was the fourth king of Judah, reigned for 25 years, was known for his religious reforms
and was the father of Joram.
Joram was the fifth king of Judah, who reigned for eight years. He was married to the daughter of king Ahab of Israel and was an ancestor of Ozias.
Here Matthew skipped some people! Ozias or Uzziah was the tenth king of Judah, reigned for 52 years and according to Jewish tradition, was struck with leprosy (tzaraath) for disobeying God.
Zorobabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor and Sadoc appear in the third set of generations.
Zorobabel, who was the father of Abiud, was a prominent figure in the Bible and he was included in the books of Ezra and Haggai. He was leader of the first Jews returning from Babylon and was involved in the rebuilding of the second temple.
Abiud, also known as Abihud in 1 Chronicles 8:3 and 1 Chronicles 3:21, and as Juda in Luke 3:26, was the father of Eliakim. The name Abiud means "my father is majesty" or "father of praise".
Eliakim, who was the father of Azor, is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Church as a Holy Patriarch.
Azor, who is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible, was the father of Sadoc and the name Azor originates from Hebrew and translates to "helper" or "nurturer".
Sadoc or Zadoc was the father of Achim, and his name means "righteous" of "just".
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