Matthew 1:7 meaning and explanation

Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

Matthew 1:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Matthew opens his Gospel with a genealogy, a formal list of ancestors that establishes Jesus as the son of David and the son of Abraham. Verse 7 sits in the middle of the royal line, tracing the kings of Judah from Solomon through Rehoboam and Abijah to Asa.

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