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1 | matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 for | Matt 1:17 | mamooww | 224079 | ||
matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 | ||||||
2 | matt.1-17 14 generations? I see 13 for | Matt 1:17 | loavesnfish | 239143 | ||
mamooww, This is a royal line of succession. 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 as the next generation 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, no matter how close or far apart their ages. loavesnfishes |
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