Questions tagged [genealogy]
Questions related to Genealogies listed in the books of the Bible
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Did Matthew or the Church Fathers know the rabbinical tradition that Rahab was Joshua's wife and the mother of several prophets? (Mt.511)
Matthew lists Rahab the prostitute of Jericho as one of Jesus' ancestors. I've sometimes wondered why. Yes, she risked her life to save the spies sent by Joshua to Jericho. But would that be enough ...
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I'm Looking for a Well Sourced Article on this Argument About Old Testament Genealogy
I remember reading a while back about how the ages in the Old Testaments first genealogy (leading up to Noah) were not representative of the actual ages of the individuals, but rather that this ...
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Most complete biblical genealogical chart?
Dutripon, Bibliorum Sacrorum Concordantiæ pp. v-xii gives a chronological table divided into six ages, numbered by years of the world (anno mundi) and years before Jesus Christ (ante J. Ch.). He says ...
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