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Why are there only 13 generations from Shealtiel to Jesus? ( mathew 1:12-16)
There is a scribal error in Matthew 1:16. It should read "FATHER" not husband. This makes Joseph an additional generation, making the 14 generations Matthew states in 1:17 should be there.
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Matthew 1:16 Father or Husband of Mary?
The two below links are to two Hebrew 1300/1400 century copies of Matthew 1. Both state Joseph is FATHER of Mary.
This answers question number 3 in the original post.
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/...
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What does "son of Abraham" mean in Matthew 1:1
The pertinent noun here in Matt 1:1 is υἱός (huis) = "son" can take any of the following meanings:
biological (or rarely, adopted) son, eg, Luke 2:7
biological descendant by more than one ...
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Elam and Assur, sons of Shem, were born before/during the Flood?
Genealogies, particularly in the book of Genesis, often serve multiple purposes:
Genealogies:
Here are the three categories of Biblical genealogies:
Familial (or domestic) genealogies: Concerned with ...
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