Lux Domini
Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

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Interpretation

Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir to the throne of David; but Luke shows that Jesus was the Seed of the woman that should break the serpent's head, and traces the line up to Adam, beginning with Eli, or Heli, the father, not...

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This thought runs through Luke 3:26-30.

Glossary

Mattathias Person
Ibid. (1. ) The son of Amos, in the genealogy of our Lord ( Luke 3:25 ). (2. ) The son of Semei, in the same genealogy ( Luke 3:26 ).