[kosta50]

Mary’s lineage bypasses this curse and gives Jesus full rights to the throne of David. Just another interesting tidbit

There was no tribal inheritance passed on via maternal lineage. The special inheritance dispensation granted to females-only survivors applied only to physical (property) possessions if the said female married a relative of the same tribe.

Under Jewish law, Jesus could not inherit David's thrown through Mary's lineage. The seed had to be uninterrupted and females were not the carriers of seed in Jewish culture but were only the fertile ground to receive it.

Besides, Jesus was not Mary's generic offspring. She was a surrogate mother.

[boatbums]

I am not all that confident in your knowledge of ancient historic Jewish inheritance laws, sorry. The genealogies that are quite prevalent in the OT - some people jokingly say that's all the OT has is the “begats” - sure sound like they are important. That they are included for Jesus, and no one else in the NT, sure imply they are important, too. They are not included just for grins, I am sure. Jesus had legal and genetic rights to the throne of David. That is why they were included.