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To: onedoug
How was Mary a virgin if Jesus’ line to David was through Joseph?

Read Luke which is Mary's genealogy. Mary's bloodline is also to David. The father can be a Gentile but if the mother is Jewish legally the child was considered Jewish in the Temple IIRC. Case in point Paul was Jewish but also a Roman citizen because his father was a Gentile {Roman}. Luke gives Mary's genealogy for Temple purposes. Matthew gave Joseph's genealogy for Tax purposes.

153 posted on 09/18/2013 8:02:43 AM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: cva66snipe

I don’t see any difference. The line is still through Joseph.


161 posted on 09/18/2013 10:09:39 AM PDT by onedoug
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