Lit., sons.
Lit., sons.
Lit., son.
For vv. 11-15, see note Matt. 1:52b, note Matt. 1:54d, note Matt. 1:61a, and note Matt. 1:62b.
Lit., sons. So also in the next verse.
See note Matt. 1:31a and note Matt. 1:32.
Or, the daughter of Shua.
The tribe of Judah is the royal tribe (1 Chron. 5:2a), producing kings from David to Christ (Heb. 7:14). Hence, the genealogy of Judah, among the twelve genealogies of the twelve tribes, is the only one that is counted in the genealogy of Christ as recorded in Matt. 1 and Luke 3. See note Matt. 1:23c and note Matt. 1:24d.
For the sons of Israel, see notes in Gen. 49.