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1 | genealogy from Exodus to Solomon | Matt 1:17 | Zor | 207112 | ||
Hi Doc - thank you for the warm welcome and the response. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the 14 generations in Matthew, covering the period of Abraham to Jesus. My area of research pertains to a subset of that list of 14, specifically the 6 names that occupy the 480 year period between the coming out of Israel from Egypt and the building of King Solomon's temple (see 1 KIngs 6:1). The 6 names seem too few to occupy 480 years, and would require each man to be at least 80 years old when the next generation was born, and would further imply that Salmon and Rahab were infants at the time of the Conquest of Jericho in order to stretch the 6 generations out that long. I know the explanation is in God's word and I'm just not aware of it yet. I'm looking for scriptures that can clear up my knowledge gap. I'm writing a booklet to help my children understand the period of the Conquest and the Judges, and want to have my Bible facts accurate. Blessings, T |
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2 | How many generations betw Exodus-Solomon | Matt 1:17 | Zor | 207108 | ||
1 Kings 6:1 records that King David's son Solomon built the temple 480 years after Israel came up out of Egypt. I need to reconcile this with Matthew 1, which lists only five generations from Salmon (who married Rahab of Jericho right after the Exodus) to King David: Salmon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David? 480 years seems too long for five generations, so I suspect I am missing a clarification elsewhere in scripture. | ||||||