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Jesse of David,

David of Solomon, by the wife of Urijah,

Solomon of Rehoboam,

I : 6.

Rehoboam of Abijah,

Abijah of Asa,

Asa of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat of Joram,
Joram of Uzziah,

Uzziah of Jotham,

Jotham of Ahaz,

Ahaz of Hezekiah,

Hezekiah of Manassah,

Manassah of Amon,

Amon of Josiah,

Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers,

at the time of the carrying away to Babylon. Jeconiah became the father of Salathiel, after the carrying away to Babylon. Salathiel was the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel of Abiud,

Abiud of Eliakim,

Eliakim of Azor,

Azor of Sadoc,

Sadoc of Achim,

Achim of Eliud,

Eliud of Eliazar,
Eliazar of Matthan,

Matthan of Jacob,

1 : 16.

Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, called the Christ.

So all the generations from Abraham to David

were

Fourteen generations.

From David to the carrying away to Babylon, Fourteen generations.

From the carrying away to Babylon to Christ,

Fourteen generations.

Now, the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way. His mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph. But before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now, Joseph, her husband, was a good man, and did not wish to expose her, so he intended to divorce her privately. But while he was thinking of this an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said:

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary, your wife. For that which is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit, and she will bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for it is he who will save his people from their sins."

Now, all this has happened that it might be

I: 22.

fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through

the prophet, saying:

Behold the virgin shall be with child,

And shall bring forth a son,

And they shall call his name

Emmanuel.

Which means, God with us.

Joseph got up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took to him his wife; and did not know her till she had brought forth a son and he called his name Jesus.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the King, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, and said:

"Where is he who was born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to pay him homage."

When Herod the King heard it he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him, and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

And they said to him:

"In Bethlehem of Judæa. For thus it is written by the prophet:

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Art in no way least among the princes of Judah;

2:6.

For out of thee shall come a governor,

Who shall shepherd my people Israel."

Then Herod privately called the Magi and learned from them carefully what time the star appeared, and sent them to Bethlehem, and said:

"Go search out carefully about the young

child; and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and pay him homage."

They heard the King and went, and to their surprise the star they saw in the east kept going before them till it came and stood over where

the young child was. And when they saw the star they were very much delighted.

And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and paid him homage; and opening their treasures they offered him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod they went into their own country another way.

Now when they had gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said:

66 Get up, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there till I tell you. For Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

2:14.

He got up and took the young child and his mother by night and went away into Egypt, and was there till the death of Herod that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

"Out of Egypt did I call my son."

Then Herod, when he saw he was mocked by the Magi, was very much enraged, and sent out and slew all the boys in Bethlehem and all its neighborhood from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned from the Magi.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet:

A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning :
Rachel weeping for her children,
And she would not be comforted,
Because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said:

"Get up, and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel. For those who were seeking the young child's life are dead.

He got up and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning

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