Matthew 1:1-6, 16

This is the scroll of the genealogy of Jesus, the Anointed One, the son of David and descendant of Abraham. Abraham had a son named Isaac, who had a son named Jacob, who had a son named Judah (he and his brothers became the tribes of Israel). Judah and Tamar had twin sons, Perez and Zerah. Perez had a son named Hezron, who had a son named Ram, who had a son named Amminadab, who had a son named Nashon, who had a son named Salmon, who, along with Rahab, had a son named Boaz. Boaz and Ruth had a son named Obed, who was the father of Jesse, and Jesse had a son named David, who became the king.

who was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus, who is called “the Anointed One.”