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Genealogy of Jesus Christ

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

—the genealogical record of Jesus Christ contained in Matthew 1:1–16 and Luke 3:23–38. Matthew begins, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham”; Luke introduces his genealogy after Jesus began His ministry at about thirty years of age and was, “as was supposed,” the son of Joseph.

Scripture cited

Matthew 1:1 Luke 3:23

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