Abrahamwas the fatherof Isaac,Isaacthe fatherof Jacob,and Jacobthe fatherof Judahand his brothers.
Now theseare [the records of] the generationsof Isaac,Abraham'sson:Abrahambecamethe fatherof Isaac;
Afterwardhis brothercameforthwith his handholdingon to Esau'sheel,so his namewas calledJacob;and Isaacwas sixtyyearsoldwhen she gavebirthto them.
The sonsof Abraham[were] Isaacand Ishmael.
Abrahambecamethe fatherof Isaac.The sonsof Isaac[were] Esauand Israel.
"But you, Israel,My servant,JacobwhomI have chosen,Descendantof AbrahamMy friend,
"Lookto Abrahamyour fatherAnd to Sarahwho gavebirthto you in pain;When[he] [was but] oneI calledhim, Then I blessedhim and multipliedhim."
Of the sonsof Judah,their genealogicalregistrationby their families,by their fathers'households,according to the numberof names,from twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[was able to] goout to war,
The recordof the genealogyof Jesusthe Messiah,the sonof David,the sonof Abraham:
Judahwas the fatherof Perezand Zerahby Tamar,Perezwas the fatherof Hezron,and Hezronthe fatherof Ram.
"And He gavehim the covenantof circumcision;and so[Abraham] became the fatherof Isaac,and circumcisedhim on the eighthday;and Isaac[became the father of] Jacob,and Jacob[of] the twelvepatriarchs.
By faithevenSarahherselfreceivedabilityto conceive,evenbeyondthe proper timeof life,sinceshe consideredHim faithfulwho had promised.
For it is evidentthat our Lordwas descendedfrom Judah,a tribewith referenceto whichMosesspokenothingconcerningpriests.
from the tribeof Judah,twelvethousand[were] sealed,from the tribeof Reubentwelvethousand,from the tribeof Gadtwelvethousand,
