How many generations are there from Abraham to Jesus the Messiah, according to Matthew?

[tonychanyt]

Matthew 1:

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

1. Abraham
2. Isaac
3. Jacob
4. Judah
5. Perez
6. Hezron
7. Ram
8. Amminadab
9. Nahshon
10. Salmon
11. Boaz
12. Obed
13. Jesse
14. David the king

Above made up 14 generations.

1. David is counted again in Matthew 1:17
2. Solomon
3. Rehoboam
4. Abijah
5. Asaph
6. Jehoshaphat
7. Joram
8. Uzziah
9. Jotham
10. Ahaz
11. Hezekiah
12. Manasseh
13. Amos
14. Josiah,

Matthew skipped 4 generations to make his number for 14 generations.

1. Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
2. Shealtiel
3. Zerubbabel
4. Abiud
5. Eliakim
6. Azor
7. Zadok
8. Achim
9. Eliud
10. Eleazar
11. Matthan
12. Jacob
13. Joseph the husband of Mary
14. Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Matthew 1:

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

David was counted twice. 14*3-1 = 41. Altogether, there were 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus the Messiah according to Matthew's listing.

 

[Grip Docility]

Matthew 1:

1. Abraham
2. Isaac
3. Jacob
4. Judah
5. Perez
6. Hezron
7. Ram
8. Amminadab
9. Nahshon
10. Salmon
11. Boaz
12. Obed
13. Jesse
14. David the king

Above made up 14 generations.

1. David is counted again by Matthew 1:17
2. Solomon
3. Rehoboam
4. Abijah
5. Asaph
6. Jehoshaphat
7. Joram
8. Uzziah
9. Jotham
10. Ahaz
11. Hezekiah
12. Manasseh
13. Amos
14. Josiah,

14 generations.

1. Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
2. Shealtiel
3. Zerubbabel
4. Abiud
5. Eliakim
6. Azor
7. Zadok
8. Achim
9. Eliud
10. Eleazar
11. Matthan
12. Jacob
13. Joseph the husband of Mary
14. Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Matthew 1:


David was counted twice. 14*3-1 = 41. Altogether, there were 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus the Messiah.

An odd thing... I can't remember if it is Joseph's lineage (Matthew) or Mary's Lineage (Luke) that is missing a name, when going from the OT lineages to the NT.... but I remember having to go to the Septuagint to get the name in the NT to match up with the OT.