Matthew 1:2
New International Version
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

New Living Translation
Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

English Standard Version
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Berean Standard Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Berean Literal Bible
Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers.

King James Bible
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

New King James Version
Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.

New American Standard Bible
Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.

NASB 1995
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

NASB 1977
To Abraham was born Isaac; and to Isaac, Jacob; and to Jacob, Judah and his brothers;

Legacy Standard Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

Amplified Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers [who became the twelve tribes of Israel].

Christian Standard Bible
Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

American Standard Version
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Abraham begot Isaaq, Isaaq begot Jaqob, Jaqob begot Yehuda and his brothers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.

English Revised Version
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Abraham] was the father of Isaac, [Isaac] the father of Jacob, [Jacob] the father of Judah and his brothers.

International Standard Version
Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.

Literal Standard Version
Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,

Majority Standard Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

New American Bible
Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

NET Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

New Revised Standard Version
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

New Heart English Bible
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Webster's Bible Translation
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

Weymouth New Testament
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

World English Bible
Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

Young's Literal Translation
Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

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Context
The Genealogy of Jesus
1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.…

Cross References
Genesis 25:19
This is the account of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

Genesis 29:35
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, "This time I will praise the LORD." So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

Numbers 1:26
From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

Matthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Matthew 1:3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.


Treasury of Scripture

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brothers;

Abraham.

Genesis 21:2-5
For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him…

Joshua 24:2,3
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods…

1 Chronicles 1:28
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

Isaac begat.

Genesis 25:26
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Joshua 24:4
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

1 Chronicles 1:34
And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

Jacob begat.

Genesis 29:32-35
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me…

Genesis 30:5-20
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son…

Genesis 35:16-19
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour…

Juda.

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Matthew 1
1. The genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to Joseph.
18. He is miraculously conceived of the Holy Spirit by the Virgin Mary.
19. The angel satisfies the doubts of Joseph,
21. and declares the names and office of Jesus;
25. Jesus is born














(2) The omission of the names of Ishmael and Esau is explained by the fact, that they were not only not in the line of succession, but were outside the covenant with Abraham--"In Isaac shall thy seed be called" (Genesis 21:12); and Esau had forfeited both the birth-right and the blessing. The brethren of Judah are named, on the other hand, because all who were descended from them had an equal interest in the Messiah.

Verse 2. - Abraham begat Isaac. From Abraham to David the genealogy in St. Matthew agrees with that in Luke 3. In the other two sections, from Solomon to Zerubbabel, and from Zerubbabel to Christ, there is some difficulty in accounting for the variations, which are considerable. The natural descent of each son from his father is emphasized by the repetition of the word "begat" at every stage (cf., however, ver. 8, note) till we come to Jesus, and then the phrase is varied, "Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus." Judas ( Judah, Revised Version) and his brethren. The addition of these words seems very natural here, because the twelve sons of Jacob were the fathers of the tribes of Israel, and as descended from Abraham were heirs of the promises; and although Judah was the tribe from which the Messiah was to spring, he was to be the glory of the whole of Israel. The same words, "and his brethren," are, however, found in ver. 11, where there is no such reason to account for them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Abraham
Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

was the father of
ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

Isaac,
Ἰσαάκ (Isaak)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.

Isaac
Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.

the father of
ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

Jacob,
Ἰακώβ (Iakōb)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2384: Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Jacob
Ἰακὼβ (Iakōb)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2384: Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.

the father of
ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

Judah
Ἰούδαν (Ioudan)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2455: Of Hebrew origin; Judas, the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

brothers.
ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.


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