Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
In Context
1A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
3Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
Cross References
Genesis 21:2So Sarah had Abraham’s son in his old age at the fixed time of which God had told him.
Genesis 29:32So Leah gave birth to a son whom she named Reuben, for she said, ‘The Lord has seen my affliction; now my husband will love me.’
Genesis 35:16Then they set out from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into a hard and painful labour.
Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers praise you! Your hand is on the neck of your enemies. Before you your father’s sons bow down.
Joshua 24:2and Joshua said to all the people, ‘This is the message of the Lord the God of Israel: In days of old your ancestors lived east of the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, worshipping other gods.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 1:2-18
Matthew to John The one half of our undertaking upon the New Testament It may be proper to apprise the reader that the volume to which this preface was originally prefixed included the Acts of the Apostles, which in the present edition will commence the second volume, in order to secure a more equal division of the New Testament—the commentary on the remaining books being less extended than the author contemplated .—Ed . is now, by the assistance of divine grace, finished, and presented to the reader, who, it is… Read the whole commentary →