Matthew, in agreement with 1 chronicles 3:17, says that salathiel was the son of jechonias, whereas luke says that he was the son of neri Whereas jechonias was a king, neri was a commoner, from a long line of commoners, so there is no question of levirate marriage. Then jeconias marries neri's widow, & the firstborn son was salathiel, the father of zorobabel the king who returned from captivity & rebuilt the temple Then matt says zorobable begat abiud, & follows his descendants down to jacob, father to joseph. Others have asked the significance of '14 generations' in matthew's account, so it is relevant to a fuller understanding of the development of the gospels to note that luke uses a different genealogy Acts 27:24a and said, 'do not be afraid, paul
You must stand trial before caesar.' the title "caesar" Was given to a number of roman rulers To which caesar does the text refer? "a shoot will come up from the stump of jesse From his roots a branch will bear fruit." And, also, her name appears in the genealogy of jesus
