Nadene Goldffoot
- Matthew the Evangelist
- James, son of Alphaeus
- It's possible he was the father of others of the 12 as well.
Jesus written by Matthew has traditionally been attributed to St. Matthew the Evangelist, one of the 12 Apostles, described in the text as a tax collector (10:3). The Gospel According to Matthew was composed in Greek, probably sometime after 70 ce, with evident dependence on the next Gospel, According to Mark, as Matthew is known to be the 1st Gospel. In fact, the other two, Mark and Luke, had to use Matthew for their resource. Later Church fathers such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria claim that Matthew preached the Gospel to the Jewish community in Judea, before going to other countries.
Matthew created the family tree of Jesus, probably to prove that Jesus fit the bill as the awaited Messiah. The genealogy of Jesus, who was said to be the son of Joseph, was a carpenter in Nazareth. The tree that he produced was one of two, called the Patrilineage of Jesus according to Matthew. Accordingly, it is said that he was from David, king of Israel (1000-970 BCE).
The other was made by Luke. Luke, was born in Antioch, by profession was a physician.(Hackett 1858, p. 12) He had become a disciple of the apostle Paul and later followed Paul until his [Paul's] martyrdom. He died at the age of 84 years.(Hackett 1858, p. 335).St. Paul the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus, (born 4 BCE?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey]—died c. 62–64 CE, Rome [Italy]), one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity
Matthew starts off with the history exactly like King David's, which was well known, but then it follows other ancestors and people of the day like Gideon. He would have needed to have information for a family tree of Jesus. He had to rely on historic evidence in order to create a tree. We have no evidence of this as he didn't verify his information. His work was an attempt after 70 CE to prove Jesus' place to prove his position to the people of Judah, and Jesus is said to have died in 29.That's a span of 41 or more years, almost 2 generations between the death of Jesus and Matthew writing about it. He was on this mission of proving that Jesus was the predicted Messiah spoken of by the prophet/s.
Patrilineage of Jesus according to Matthew. I've added the comments about the person.- Abraham father of the 3 Jewish patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
- Isaac,, son of Abraham
- Jacob, son of Isaac
- Judah and Tamar, one of Jacob's 12 sons
- Perez-in Ruth 4:18, son of Judah and Tamar
- Hezron--son of Perez
- ARam (Hebrew: רם Rām) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. He is the son of Hezron and ancestor of David. His genealogical lineage and descendants are recorded in 1 Chronicles 2:9 and at the Book of Ruth 4:19. In the New Testament, his name is given as "Aram" (Greek: Ἀράμ) and "Arni" (Greek: Ἀρνὶ).
- Amminadab son of Ram
- Nahshon, son of Amminadab
- Salmon (Salmah in Tanakh) and Rahab; Salmon (Hebrew: שַׂלְמוֹן Śalmōn) or Salmah (שַׂלְמָה Śalmā, Greek: Σαλμών) is a person mentioned in genealogies in both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and in the New Testament. He was the son of Nahshon, married "Rachab" of Matthew 1:5 (possibly Rahab, of Jericho), and Boaz (or Booz) was their son.
- Boaz , son of Salmah and Ruth
- Obed, son of Boaz
- Jesse, son of Jesse
- David, 2nd king of Israel and Bathsheba, had about 9 wives.
- Solomon, son of David, 3rd king of Israel, at least 700 wives, 300 concubines, married to keep the peace of the country.
- Rehoboam, son of Solomon, King of Judah that separated politically from Israel while Israel chose Solomon's boss of workers as king
- Abijah/Abijam, son of Rehoboam, 2nd king of Judah Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu, (“Yahweh Is My Father”), any of nine different persons mentioned in the Bible, of whom the most noteworthy are the following: (1) The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (II Chronicles 12:16, 13), who reigned about two years (c. 915–913 bc). is reported in the books of Kings and Chronicles as being the son of Maacah or Micaiah, and father of King Asa of Judah. ... Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and 16 daughters. Maacah and Micaiah Were Two Different Spelling for the Same Name. The simple answer to this alleged contradiction is that Maacah and Micaiah were two different spellings for the same name. This is not the only example in the Bible of one person having two names, or two different spellings for the same name. Micaiah Was King Abijah’s Mother – 2 Chronicles 13:2. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 2 Chronicles 13:2
- Asa, son of Abijam or Abijah,2nd king of Judah, ruled 915-875 BCE, abolished heathen cults from kingdom.
- Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, 1st King of Judah to make a treaty with Israel,
- Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat; married Athaliah, daughter of king Ahab of Israel, King of Judah. reigned 850-843 BCE, introduced Baal idols into Judah-Athaliah's work; Philistines and Arabs invaded, plundererd Jerusalem,
- End of Direct Line of David
- After Jehoram and left out
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- AHAZIAH(844-843BCE in Jewish list)
- ATHALIA (843-837 BCE) in Jewish list)
- Joash (837-798 BCE ) in Jewish list
- Amaziah (798-780 BCE) in Jewish list
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- Uzziah or (Azariah-not listed), king of Judah 780-740 BCE, conquered Philistines, defeated Arabians, built Elath on Red Sea, no mention of father in my encyclopedia, one of Amaziah's sons, of reign 798-780 BCE, but Azariah listed in 2 Chronicles 26:1 (Uzziah, also known as Azariah, was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as co-regent with his father, Amaziah. William F. Albright dates Uzziah's reign to 783–742) {Amaziah was king of Judah from 796 to 780 BCE, succeeded his father, Joash on his assassination, and put his murderers to death. had a victor over Edom, but defeated by Samaria who he had attacked, killed in a palace revolution}.
- Jotham, Grandson of King Joash; 70th and youngest son of Gideon and only survivor of Abimelech's massacre of his brothers, rebuked people of Shechem for electing Abimelech king who was an illegitimate son of Gideon. He tried to become king in Israel and killed all his brothers except Jotham, ruling for 3 years in Shechem. Gideon or Jerubaal of 12th century BCE was a judge of Israel for 40 years of the tribe of Manasseh, offered the kingship but refused saying that God is king of Israel. Gideon also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in Judges 6-8 of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash,king of Judah 837-798 BCE from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra
- Ahaz, son of Jotham, king of Judah, ruled 735-720 BCE.attacked by Israel and Syria, sought help from Assyria. Wrong choice!!!
- Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, king of Judah 720-692 BCE. broke from Assyria's hold, freed religion of Judaism, got rid of images and pagan altars, tried to get county monotheistic again.
- Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, king of Judah 692-638 BCE at age 12, worst Jewish monarch, canceled his father's reforms, reintroduced pagan practices and destruction of Temple in 70 was said to be attributed to his wickedness.
- Amon, son of Manasseh, king of Judah 642-640 BCE at age 22, ruled for 2 years, killed by conspirators, father at 16.
- Josiah, son of Amon, 8 year old king of Judah 637-608 BCE, religious reformer at manhood; got rid of foreign cults, promoting monotheism
- Jehoahaz, 608 BCE next on Jewish list
- Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah at age 18 during Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, reigned 597 BCE. for 3 months and 10 days, then capitulated to Nebuchadnezzar, taken to exile in Babylonia. Jehoiakim or Eliakim was king of Judah, son of Josiah, reigned 608-5998 BCE, made king by Pharaoh Necoh in succession to his brother Jehoahaz.
- Shealtiel,, transliterated in Greek as Salathiel, was the son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah. The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah.not in Tanakh,
- Zerubbabel, b: 480 BCE, grandson of Jehohachin, possible son of Shealtiel or his sibling, one of 1st Jews to return to Jerusalem from Babylon, was bodyguard of King Darius who allowed the return for all the Jews.
- Abiud, There are two biblical characters named Abihud. One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin; called also Ahihud. A son or grandson of Zerubbabel, and member of the Davidic line. Abihud was the father of Eliakim, and possibly the same as Obadiah.
- Eliakim or Jehoiakim , son of Abihud in one reference or Josiah in another, king of Judah, reigned 608-598 BCE, made king by Pharaoh Necoh in succession to his brother Jehoahaz, subject to Egypt for 3 years, became a Babylonian vassal. Joined a pro-Egyptian party in Judah in 601BCE, died in Jerusalem when under siege by Babylonians in 598 BCE. Questions about the line.
- Azor, Eliezer succeeded Abihu and his name may have been changed to Eliakim by the author of Matthew, linking him to the Eliakim mentioned in Isaiah 22 and to Jehoiakim, a king that was left out of the earlier narrative. Azariah, another priest, may have had his name shortened to create the name Azor. It is not listed in the Tanakh. ?? Many questions.
- Zadok, Which Zadok, there were so many; one was a priest (Cohen, descendant of Aaron,lived much earlier, there was a Zadok mentioned in Dead Sea Scrolls, another was one of Pharisees who with Judah the Galilean founded the Sect of Zealots in 6 CE. In 1 Chronicles 16:39 Zadok is named as the leader of the priests who served "before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon", although he is later recorded as working alongside Ahimelech devising a schedule of priestly service to support David's preparations for the construction of the Temple
- Sadducees, the priestly sect during the time of the Second Temple
- Zadok, the father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham of Judah
- Zadok, a Pharisee and co-founder of the Zealots
- Zadok, son of Azor, appearing in the Genealogy of Jesus
- Rabbi Zadok, tanna of the 1st-century CE This is a problematic part of the tree. One cannot connect to Zadok.
- Achim, Achim (German pronunciation: [ˈaxiːm]) is the German short name for Joachim or Jehoiakim (Hebrew meaning "he whom Jehovah has set up"). In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud (Mt 1:14).
- Eliud, Eliud, legendary king of the Britons. Eliud (biblical figure), son of Achim in the bible, Matthew 1:14. Saint Eliud, British Christian monk and bishop.
- Eleazar: No knowledge of which person, many by the name of Eleazar in Jewish records. In the Gospel of Matthew, another Eleazar, the son of Eliud, is listed in the genealogy of Jesus as the great-grandfather of Joseph, husband of Mary.
- Matthan, The World English Bible translates the passage as: Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
- Jacob, son of Matthan,
- Joseph, Matthew 1:15 is the fifteenth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the father of Jesus, is listed.
- Jesus
Robert H. Gundry, who is highly skeptical of the earlier parts of Matthew's genealogy, believes that these later figures are likely accurate as it is unlikely no one would know who Joseph's father and grandfather were. (Right because no one knows the truth? ) Even if the author of Matthew had not known their names it is unlikely he would risk being creative as he could be fairly sure that somebody would spot his error. Gundry posits that Eleazar is the last fictional creation and that Matthan and Jacob were real people.
I say that this is guesswork as to saying that Jesus is a direct descendant
of King David, even of King David's line. It is possible to have a great
family tree, as our people did and kept one going and had to have one proving that they were Cohens to be
on the Sanhedrin, High Court of 71 priests. Matthew was trying to fulfill the requirement to be the Messiah
and listed as proof is: Messiah would be a descendant of King David: 2 Samuel 7:12-16. The proof is not accurate or verified. I've read this passage and see nothing about something needed to be the Messiah.
From Zadok on down to Jesus, I have no proof of a connection to David's line.
RASHI (1040-1105) a famous French rabbi, kept a family tree and was
able to show he connected to King David.
He had a school in the Rhineland.
Now, genealogy of one's family is a favorite hobby and since the internet
and computers and wonderful genealogy sites, one can start from scratch
and soon be able to trace his family back unbelievably far, depending on
the country and reliability of church or state records. Some of us can only get
back to the 1800s or even late 1700s. Some of us have had no idea of
having any ancestors at all or what country they came from. It is
impossible to create a genealogy chart for Jesus that would accurately
connect to King David. Many of the names given are listed in the New
Testament without any backing. How interesting it would be to have
had the science of DNA back then.
DNA testing has been used in conjunction with recorded genealogy, and it
is amazing. You cannot fool DNA. Through DNA and genealogy trees,
and a researcher, I've found that many Jews are connected by DNA to RASHI, and through him to King David.
Updated 11/28/2021
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