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Matthew 1:1–6

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THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
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From verse 1

  1. Genesis 22:18Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  2. Romans 1:3Rank 2 from verse 1
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    3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

  3. Galatians 3:16Rank 3 from verse 1
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    16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

  4. Revelation 22:16Rank 4 from verse 1
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  5. Psalms 132:11Rank 5 from verse 1
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    11The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

  6. Jeremiah 23:5Rank 6 from verse 1
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

  7. Isaiah 11:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  8. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 8 from verse 1
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  9. Luke 1:31–32Rank 9 from verse 1
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    31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  10. Genesis 12:3Rank 10 from verse 1
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    3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  11. John 7:42Rank 11 from verse 1
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    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  12. Genesis 28:13–14Rank 12 from verse 1
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    13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

    14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  13. Luke 3:23–38Rank 13 from verse 1
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    23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

    24Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

    25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

    26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

    27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

    28Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

    29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

    30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

    31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

    32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

    33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

    34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

    35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

    38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

  14. Acts 2:30Rank 14 from verse 1
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    30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

  15. Matthew 1:18Rank 15 from verse 1
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    18¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

  16. 2 Samuel 7:12–16Rank 16 from verse 1
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    12¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

    13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

    15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

    16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  17. Genesis 26:3–5Rank 17 from verse 1
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    3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

    4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

    5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

  18. Isaiah 53:8Rank 18 from verse 1
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    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  19. Jeremiah 33:15–17Rank 19 from verse 1
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    15¶ In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

    16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

    17¶ For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

  20. Matthew 9:27Rank 20 from verse 1
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    27¶ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

  21. Romans 4:13Rank 21 from verse 1
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    13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  22. Romans 9:5Rank 22 from verse 1
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    5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

  23. Acts 13:22–23Rank 23 from verse 1
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    22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

    23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  24. Jeremiah 33:26Rank 24 from verse 1
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    26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  25. Matthew 15:22Rank 25 from verse 1
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    22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  26. Matthew 2:1–2Rank 26 from verse 1
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    1NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

  27. Matthew 22:42–45Rank 27 from verse 1
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    42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

    43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

    44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

    45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

  28. Genesis 2:4Rank 28 from verse 1
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    4¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

  29. Luke 1:69–70Rank 29 from verse 1
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    69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

    70As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

  30. Amos 9:11Rank 30 from verse 1
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    11¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

  31. Genesis 5:1Rank 31 from verse 1
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    1THIS is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

  32. Matthew 3:16Rank 32 from verse 1
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    16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

  33. Zechariah 12:8Rank 33 from verse 1
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    8In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

  34. Psalms 89:36Rank 34 from verse 1
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    36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

From verse 2

  1. Acts 7:8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

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

    3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

    4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

    5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

  3. Hebrews 11:17–18Rank 3 from verse 2
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    17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

    18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

  4. Genesis 25:26Rank 4 from verse 2
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    26And 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.

  5. Genesis 46:8–27Rank 5 from verse 2
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    8¶ And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

    9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

    10¶ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

    11¶ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    12¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

    13¶ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

    14¶ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

    15These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

    16¶ And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

    17¶ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

    18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

    19The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

    20¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

    21¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

    22These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

    23¶ And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

    24¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

    25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

    26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

    27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

  6. 1 Chronicles 1:28Rank 6 from verse 2
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    28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

  7. 1 Chronicles 1:34Rank 7 from verse 2
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    34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

  8. 1 Chronicles 2:1–8Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1THESE are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

    2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

    3¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

    4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

    5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

    6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

    7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

    8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

  9. 1 Chronicles 5:1–2Rank 9 from verse 2
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    1NOW the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

    2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

  10. Genesis 29:32–35Rank 10 from verse 2
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    32And 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.

    33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

    34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

    35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

  11. Genesis 49:8–12Rank 11 from verse 2
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    8¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

    9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

    10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

    11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

    12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

  12. Hebrews 11:11Rank 12 from verse 2
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    11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

  13. Isaiah 41:8Rank 13 from verse 2
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    8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

  14. Isaiah 51:2Rank 14 from verse 2
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    2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

  15. Joshua 24:2–4Rank 15 from verse 2
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    2And 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.

    3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

    4And 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.

  16. Revelation 7:5Rank 16 from verse 2
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    5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

  17. Exodus 1:2–5Rank 17 from verse 2
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    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

    3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

    4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

    5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

  18. Genesis 30:5–20Rank 18 from verse 2
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    5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

    6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

    7And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

    8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

    9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

    10And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

    11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

    12And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

    13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

    14¶ And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.

    15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

    16And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

    17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

    18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

    19And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

    20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

  19. Genesis 35:16–19Rank 19 from verse 2
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    16¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

    17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

    18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

    19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

  20. Hebrews 7:14Rank 20 from verse 2
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    14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

  21. Luke 3:33–34Rank 21 from verse 2
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    33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

    34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

  22. Malachi 1:2–3Rank 22 from verse 2
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    2I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,

    3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

  23. Romans 9:7–13Rank 23 from verse 2
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    7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

    8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

    9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.

    10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

    11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

    12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

    13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

From verse 3

  1. Genesis 38:24–27Rank 1 from verse 3
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    24¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

    25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

    26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

    27¶ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

  2. Genesis 38:29–30Rank 2 from verse 3
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    29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

    30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

  3. Genesis 46:12Rank 3 from verse 3
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    12¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  4. 1 Chronicles 4:1Rank 4 from verse 3
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    1THE sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

  5. Ruth 4:18–22Rank 5 from verse 3
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    18¶ Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

    19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

    20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

    21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

    22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  6. Luke 3:33Rank 6 from verse 3
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    33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

  7. Numbers 26:20–21Rank 7 from verse 3
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    20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

    21And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

  8. 1 Chronicles 2:1–15Rank 8 from verse 3
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    1THESE are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

    2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

    3¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

    4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

    5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

    6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

    7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

    8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

    9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

    10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

    11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

    12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

    13¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

    14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

    15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  9. 1 Chronicles 9:6Rank 9 from verse 3
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    6And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

  10. Genesis 38:6Rank 10 from verse 3
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    6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

  11. Genesis 38:11Rank 11 from verse 3
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    11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

From verse 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:10–12Rank 1 from verse 4
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    10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

    11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

    12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  2. Numbers 1:7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  3. Numbers 7:12Rank 3 from verse 4
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    12¶ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

  4. Numbers 2:3Rank 4 from verse 4
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    3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

  5. Luke 3:32Rank 5 from verse 4
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    32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

  6. Numbers 10:14Rank 6 from verse 4
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    14¶ In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  7. Numbers 7:17Rank 7 from verse 4
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    17And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  8. Ruth 4:19–20Rank 8 from verse 4
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    19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

    20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

From verse 5

  1. Ruth 1:16–17Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

    17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  2. Hebrews 11:31Rank 2 from verse 5
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    31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

  3. James 2:25Rank 3 from verse 5
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    25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

  4. Joshua 6:22–25Rank 4 from verse 5
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    22But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

    23And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

    24And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.

    25And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

  5. Ruth 1:22–4Rank 5 from verse 5
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  6. Ruth 1:4Rank 6 from verse 5
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    4And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

  7. 1 Chronicles 2:11–12Rank 7 from verse 5
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    11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

    12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  8. Ruth 4:21Rank 8 from verse 5
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    21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

  9. Joshua 2:1–22Rank 9 from verse 5
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    1AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

    3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

    4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

    5And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

    6But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

    7And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

    8¶ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

    9And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

    10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

    11And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

    12Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

    13And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

    14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

    15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

    16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

    17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

    18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

    19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

    20And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

    21And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

    22And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

  10. Luke 3:32Rank 10 from verse 5
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    32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

From verse 6

  1. 1 Kings 15:5Rank 1 from verse 6
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    5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  2. 1 Samuel 17:12Rank 2 from verse 6
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    12¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

  3. 1 Samuel 16:1Rank 3 from verse 6
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    1AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:26–27Rank 4 from verse 6
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    26¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

    27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  5. 2 Samuel 12:24–25Rank 5 from verse 6
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    24¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

    25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

  6. 2 Samuel 23:1Rank 6 from verse 6
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    1NOW these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

  7. 1 Chronicles 11:41Rank 7 from verse 6
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    41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

  8. 1 Chronicles 14:4Rank 8 from verse 6
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    4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

  9. 1 Chronicles 3:5Rank 9 from verse 6
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    5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:

  10. 1 Samuel 16:11–13Rank 10 from verse 6
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    11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

    13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  11. 1 Samuel 17:58Rank 11 from verse 6
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    58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

  12. Ruth 4:22Rank 12 from verse 6
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    22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  13. 1 Chronicles 2:15Rank 13 from verse 6
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    15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  14. 1 Chronicles 28:5Rank 14 from verse 6
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    5And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  15. 1 Kings 1:11–17Rank 15 from verse 6
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    11¶ Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

    12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

    13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

    14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

    15¶ And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

    16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

    17And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  16. 1 Kings 1:28–31Rank 16 from verse 6
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    28¶ Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

    29And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

    30Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

    31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

  17. 1 Samuel 20:30–31Rank 17 from verse 6
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    30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

    31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

  18. 1 Samuel 22:8Rank 18 from verse 6
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    8That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  19. 2 Samuel 11:3Rank 19 from verse 6
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    3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  20. 2 Samuel 23:39Rank 20 from verse 6
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    39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

  21. Acts 13:22–23Rank 21 from verse 6
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    22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

    23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  22. Isaiah 11:1Rank 22 from verse 6
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    1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  23. Psalms 72:20Rank 23 from verse 6
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    20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

  24. Romans 8:3Rank 24 from verse 6
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    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

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Matthew 1:1

COMBINED MEANING

Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 1:2

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 1:3

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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Matthew 1:4

COMBINED MEANING

begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 1:5

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ruth

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Ruth, the Moabitish woman whose history is recorded in the book bearing her name.

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Matthew 1:6

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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1:1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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1:2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

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1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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1:4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

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1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

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1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

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1:7And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

1:8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

1:9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

1:10And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

1:11And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

1:12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

1:13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

1:14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

1:15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1:17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

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