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...

…and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the...

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. My first reaction is that Matthew should be ashamed of himself. He doesn’t even mention Bathsheba. Rather, he calls her only “the wife of Uriah.” It may be that Matthew is embarrassed by this story. Little wonder. It is the story...

…and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David… Ruth’s story is one of the better known stories of a woman in the Bible, and Ruth is regularly held up as a model of faithfulness…with good reason. But in case we’ve forgotten...

…and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, and Aram the father of Aminadab, and Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab… And then comes the story of Rahab. Rahab lived in the city of Jericho during the...

An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron...