Uzziah.
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Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jothambecame the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father ofHezekiah.
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Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh.Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became thefather of Josiah.
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Josiah became the father of Jechoniah andhis brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father ofShealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
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Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud becamethe father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
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Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the fatherof Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
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Eliudbecame the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father ofMatthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
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Jacobbecame the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, fromwhom was born Jesus
, who is called Christ.
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So all the generations from Abraham to David arefourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylonfourteen generations; and from the carrying away toBabylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for afterhis mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before theycame together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
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Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and notwilling to make her a public example, intended to put heraway secretly.
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But when he thought about these things,behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream,
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1:16 “Jesus” means “Salvation.”
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