Preparing the Way
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, Luke 3:34 · Berean Standard Bible
Through Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham—the great patriarchs whose stories fill the book of Genesis. God's promise to Abraham is being fulfilled in Jesus.
God told Abraham that through his descendants, all nations would be blessed. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of that ancient promise.
Luke connects Jesus to the founding fathers of Israel's faith.
Abraham believed God's seemingly impossible promise, and here is the proof that God kept His word. The blessing promised to Abraham is now available to every nation through Jesus.
The genealogy traces through Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, and Nahor—entering the patriarchal era. Abraham is the covenant recipient whose faith founded the nation of Israel.
Reaching Abraham connects Jesus to the foundational covenant promises of Genesis 12, 15, and 17. Matthew's genealogy begins here, but Luke continues further back.
Luke traces the ancestry through the patriarchs to Abraham.
The genealogy reaches Abraham, father of faith and recipient of the covenant. Jesus' lineage runs through the very man to whom God promised 'all nations will be blessed through you.'
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,
36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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