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Matthew 1:3 KJV
Matthew · chapter 1 · verse 3
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;Matthew 1:3 · King James Version
Matthew 1:3 in context
1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PharespharesPharez = " a breach" , the son of Judah and Tamar, his daughter-in-lawG5329 →
- ThamarthamarTamar = " palm tree" , the wife of the two sons of Judah, Er and OnanG2283 →
- JudasioudasJudah or Judas = " he shall be praised" , the fourth son of Jacob, an unknown…G2455 →
- begatgennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
- EsromhesrōmEsrom or Hezron or Hesron = " enclosed" , the son of Reuben, and ancestor of the…G2074 →
- ZarazaraZara = " a rising " , the son of Judah, ancestor of ChristG2196 →
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Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe, I. The title of it. It is the book (or the account, as the Hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies) of the generation of Jesus Christ, of his ancestors according to the flesh; or, It is the narrative of his birth. It is Biblos Geneseōs - a book of Genesis.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17