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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
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Savior for All Humanity
Commentators highlight that Luke's genealogy, by tracing Jesus' lineage all the way back to Adam, emphasizes a crucial truth: Jesus is the Savior for the entire human race. Unlike Matthew's genealogy which starts with Abraham to stress Jesus' Jewish identity, Luke presents Jesus as the 'second Adam,' identifying with and offering redemption to all of humanity.
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