unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/01/01.md

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# General Information:
The author begins with Jesus' genealogy in order to show that he is a descendant of King David and of Abraham. The genealogy continues through [Matthew 1:17](./15.md).
# The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ
You could translate this as a complete sentence. AT: "This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ"
# Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham
There were many generations between Jesus, David, and Abraham. Here "son" means "descendant." AT: "Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham"
# son of David
Sometimes the phrase "son of David" is used as a title, but here it seems to be used only to identify Jesus' ancestry.