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1 | Information needed. | Matt 1:17 | Rolff | 207221 | ||
I wondered if this info would add to the mix. The 14x14x14 generations in Matthew are a mnemonic to help generations of people without paper, pen or computer--that needed to know their genealogy. Have you looked at 1 Chronicles 1-9 for a fuller list of begat’s? Abraham is usually dated around 1950 BCE. ISBE gives a date post 2000 BC. This would be 1900 more or less years between Abram and Jesus. |
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2 | Information needed. | Matt 1:17 | loavesnfish | 239130 | ||
Rolff, Please permit a correction. It is 14 plus 14 plus 14 equals 42. Although this is commonly said to be a mnemonic, it is actually Matthew's observation of a fact about the genealogy constructed by the scribes. Matthew, who as a former tax collector knew his way around the public records of the day, copied this genealogy from the legal records kept in the Temple before Titus burned it down in 70AD. The scribes recorded and edited everything down to Joseph to show the legal line of succession to the throne of Israel. Matthew only added Mary and Jesus to the list. Once they were added, Matthew immediately observed the pattern. The generations here have to do with the reigns of kings and not spans of time. Some of the kings were edited out by the scribes to protect the throne from illegitimate claimants. Matthew used this legal document to prove that Jesus was the legitimate king of Israel. The number 14 is for deliverance and designates the messiah. The number 42 is for the messianic kingdom. loavesnfishes |
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