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1 | matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 for | Matt 1:17 | Morant61 | 224080 | ||
Greetings! Here is what John Wesley had to say about the count of Matt. 1:17: "Mat 1:17 So all the generations - Observe, in order to complete the three fourteens, David ends the first fourteen, and begins the second (which reaches to the captivity) and Jesus ends the third fourteen." The three fourteens appear to have been a mnemonic aid and did not include every possible generation. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 for | Matt 1:17 | loavesnfish | 239142 | ||
Tim, This is wrong. You can only count a person once in a royal line of succession (or even in a regular genealogy). Mary is the thirteenth "generation" of the third set of fourteen here. She was adopted under Joseph as a collateral line descended form Solomon's brother Nathan as Luke shows. She was not adopted as Joseph's daughter, but she had to be brought into the legal line to protect the rights of Jesus from any other children Joseph might have had or might later have. Mary was the only human parent of Jesus, so the fact that she was a woman was irrelevant. This odd fact is quickly explained as Matthew gives the account of the virgin birth. Just because she was married to Joseph does not make her legally part of his generation. loavesnfishes |
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