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Matthew 1:17

17 So there were 14 generations from Abraham to David. There were another 14 generations from David to the time they took the Israelites away to Babylon. Then there were 14 generations from that time until Jesus, the Messiah, was born.

1:17Both Matthew and Luke record the family of Jesus. But the two lists are different. See Luke 3:23. Matthew records Jesus' ancestors as far as Joseph. Jesus was Mary's son, but he was not Joseph's son. But, when Joseph married Mary, he became the father of Jesus by the law.