Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

亚伯拉罕生以撒；以撒生雅各；雅各生犹大和他的弟兄；

亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的兄弟，

亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的兄弟，

亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的兄弟，

亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的兄弟，

亚伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生犹大和他的兄弟们，

亞伯拉罕生以撒；以撒生雅各；雅各生猶大和他的弟兄；

亞伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生猶大和他的兄弟，

亞伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生猶大和他的兄弟，

亞伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生猶大和他的兄弟，

亞伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生猶大和他的兄弟，

亞伯拉罕生以撒；以撒生雅各；雅各生猶大和他的弟兄；

亞伯拉罕生以撒，以撒生雅各，雅各生猶大和他的兄弟們，

亞伯拉罕生以撒、以撒生雅各、雅各生猶大、與其兄弟、

亞伯拉罕生以撒、以撒生雅各、雅各生猶大兄弟、

亞伯拉罕生以撒、以撒生雅各、雅各生猶大及猶大兄弟、

亞伯漢生依灑格、依灑格生雅各伯、雅各伯生樹德兄弟、

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.

Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.God had told him,“ Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”

When his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–( Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

Joshua told all the people,“ Here is what the LORD God of Israel says:‘ In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

“ You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul( the son of a Canaanite woman).The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah( but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.The son of Dan: Hushim.The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number.( This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.

So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.Abraham named his son– whom Sarah bore to him– Isaac.When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do.( Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him?The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.Binding his foal to the vine, and his colt to the choicest vine, he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.His eyes will be dark from wine, and his teeth white from milk.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara– five in all.The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.The son of Ethan: Azariah.

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“ The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ This time I will praise the LORD.” That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,

Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.Then Rachel said,“ God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.Then Rachel said,“ I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.Leah said,“ How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.Leah said,“ How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah,“ Give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”But Leah replied,“ Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“ All right,” Rachel said,“ he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“ You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son’s mandrakes.” So he had marital relations with her that night.God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.Then Leah said,“ God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.Then Leah said,“ God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“ Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,

For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“ through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.For this is what the promise declared:“ About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.”Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our ancestor Isaac–even before they were born or had done anything good or bad( so that God’s purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling)–

the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

“ I have shown love to you,” says the LORD, but you say,“ How have you shown love to us?”“ Esau was Jacob’s brother,” the LORD explains,“ yet I chose Jacoband rejected Esau. I turned Esau’s mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals.”