Matthew 1:17

Contemporary English Version 1995

There were 14 generations from Abraham to David. There were also 14 from David to the exile in Babylonia and 14 more to the birth of the Messiah.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—10,000 in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.

John 1:41

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother and tell him, “We have found the Messiah!” The Hebrew word “Messiah” means the same as the Greek word “Christ.”

Matthew 11:2

John was in prison when he heard what Christ was doing. So John sent some of his followers