Matthew 1:17

New American Bible - revised edition

Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations. The Birth of Jesus.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

He deported all Jerusalem: all the officers and warriors of the army, ten thousand in number, and all the artisans and smiths. Only the lowliest of the people of the land were left.

Jeremiah 27:20

which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, did not take when he exiled Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—

Matthew 11:2

When John heard in prison of the works of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to him

John 1:41

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed).