So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. The story goes that when Abraham Lincoln first met Harriet Beecher Stowe, the...

So all the generations…. Yes, there have been a lot of generations – 42 at least! And while we’ve focused on the five extraordinary women mentioned, in case you’re wondering the men are fairly interesting as well. Abraham who left hearth and home to strike out for a new land in...

An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Why in the world does Matthew start his story this way? With a genealogy of all things? I mean, talk about an archaic literary device! If you’ve ever heard this passage read from the King James Version,...

Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, son of Maath, son of Mattathias,...