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the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, Luke 3:33 · Berean Standard Bible
The ancestry goes back through Amminadab, Hezron, and Perez to Judah—the son of Jacob whose tribe was promised the king would come from.
Judah was promised that kings would come from his line. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of that ancient promise made by Jacob on his deathbed.
Luke traces Jesus' line to one of the twelve sons of Israel.
From Judah's tribe, the scepter was promised to come. Through centuries of twists and turns, that promise was never lost—and Jesus is its ultimate fulfillment.
The genealogy lists Amminadab, Admin, Arni, Hezron, Perez, and Judah. Perez's birth (Genesis 38) and Judah's role as the patriarch from whom kings come (Genesis 49:10) are foundational.
Judah received the promise that the scepter would not depart from his tribe (Genesis 49:10). Perez's unconventional birth through Tamar shows God working through imperfect circumstances.
Luke traces the genealogy back to Judah, the patriarch of the royal tribe.
The line reaches Judah, from whose tribe the Messiah was promised. Even the complicated story of Perez's birth reminds us that God's plan advances through messy, imperfect human stories.
31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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