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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
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The Pattern of Fourteen
Scholars explain that Matthew's 14-14-14 structure is intentional. It likely served as a memory aid in a culture where written texts were not common. More significantly, the number 14 is the numerical value of King David's name in Hebrew. By structuring the genealogy this way, Matthew symbolically emphasizes that Jesus is the long-awaited "son of David."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All the generations, etc. This division of the names in their genealogy was doubtless adopted to aid the memory. It was common among the J…
19th Century
Anglican
The arrangement of the genealogy into three groups of fourteen generations each was clearly a form of memoria technica (a mnemonic device)…
Baptist
The Holy Spirit led His servant Matthew to adopt a straightforward and simple method to help weak memories. Here are three sets of fourteen generat…
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Matthew’s chief aims in including the genealogy are hinted at in the first verse—namely, to show that Jesus Messiah is truly in the kingly line of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So all the generations from Abraham The Evangelist having traced the genealogy of Christ from Abraham, which he divid…
Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vainglorious one, as those of gr…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here is related the third series of fourteen in Christ’s generation, which proceeds through private persons. Concerning this Jechonias, as was said…
