Matthew 1:14 meaning and explanation

Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.

Matthew 1:14, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits in the third panel of Matthew's genealogy, the generations after the return from Babylon. Matthew is writing for a largely Jewish audience, and he arranges the line of Jesus into three sets of fourteen generations (verse 17) to show that Jesus stands in direct continuity with Abraham and David.

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