Matthew 1:2
Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
In Context
1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 21:2Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Genesis 29:32Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked at my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”
Genesis 35:16They travelled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labour.
Genesis 49:8“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.
1 Chronicles 1:34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
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 →