Ruth, Tamar, and Rahab
In the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel according to Matthew, women played a significant role as highlighted by the inclusion of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. Their presence serves to emphasize God's faithfulness and grace, and to break cultural norms by demonstrating that women are valued and included in God's redemptive plan.
No, Jesus was a Jew and did not become a Gentile.
A gentile is anybody who is not a Jew. So a gentile Christian is a Christian who is not a Jew.
No, Matthew was not a Gentile. He was a Jewish tax collector before becoming one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
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A:Luke begins the genealogy of Jesus with (Luke 3:23) his father (as was supposed) Joseph, the son of Heli.
The opening topic of the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible is the genealogy of Jesus, tracing his lineage back to Abraham. This genealogy highlights Jesus's connection to the promises made to Abraham and David in the Old Testament.
Matthew's purpose for the genealogy of Jesus was likely to prove the royal lineage. The lineage proved that he was in the line of King David.
A Gentile was anyone who was not a Jew.
The genealogy in Matthew shows that Jesus is a legal descendant of David through the royal line. This genealogy traces the legal descent of Jesus as King of Israel. Luke's genealogy concludes with Joseph, of whom Jesus was the adopted Son, the genealogy in Luke 3 probably traces the ancestry of Mary, of whom Jesus was the real Son. Jesus is legal heir to the throne of David through Joseph and the actual seed of David through Mary.
Her name is not in the genealogy, she is referred to as wife of Uriah in Matthew 1:6.