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To: Da_Shrimp
You are quite right in saying that Joseph's genealogy would not be genetically related to Jesus. However, Joseph was his legal father; and by being of the House of Joseph, Jesus was legally of the House of David and legally heir to the throne.

Mary was related to David, too, but by a different line. Joseph was descended from David's son Solomon, while Mary was descended from a son called Nathan (not the famous prophet, but another one).

Anyway the two genealogies (from Matthew and Luke) are almost totally different, leading to the surmise that they are from Joseph's side and Mary's side, respectively. Certain details in the wording also suggest this. However, I don't know if anybody has ruled on this definitively or produced dispositive proof.

60 posted on 03/09/2018 2:32:51 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (QWERTY, ergo typo.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Thanks for the clarification. It’s an interesting subject.


63 posted on 03/09/2018 2:39:34 PM PST by Da_Shrimp
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To: Mrs. Don-o; Da_Shrimp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_dynasty_in_Bible_prophecy#Jehoiakim_and_Jeconiah


70 posted on 03/09/2018 10:05:10 PM PST by Pelham (California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
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