Matthew 1:15
Matthew 1:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The line nears its goal through Eleazar, Matthan, and Jacob, the father of Joseph.
What Does Matthew 1:15 Mean?
The last links before Joseph are named here. With Jacob, the father of Joseph, the long descent from Abraham finally approaches its destination.
Generation by generation, the promise has been carried down to the threshold of fulfillment. What began with one man and one covenant has been faithfully borne across the centuries, now ready to open into the birth the whole genealogy has been moving toward.
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What does Matthew 1:15 mean?
The line nears its goal through Eleazar, Matthan, and Jacob, the father of Joseph.