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ST. MATTHEW. 35 12. And after the migration to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel: and Salathiel begat Zorobabel.

13. And Zorobabel begat Abiud: and Abiud begat Eliacim: and Eliacim begat Azor.

14. And Azor begat Sadoc: and Sadoc begat Achim: and Achim begat Eliud.

15. And Eliud begat Eleazar: and Eleazar begat Mathan: and Mathan begat Jacob.

16. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born who is called.

" It ie conjectured by Calmot that a link of thia chain has been drop- ped through the mistake of copyists. In 1 Par. iii. 15, Joakim is aaid to be the son of Josias, and “of Joakim was born Jechonias.” The insertion of this descent completes the number, which is otherwise defi- cient. It will then read, “Josias begat Joakim and hie brethren; and Joakim begat Jechonias about the time of the migration to Babylon ; and Jechonias begat Salathiel after the migration,” that is, whilet they were in captivity. Several manuscripts noticed by Griesbach and Schott have this additional descent; but these crities believe it to be an interpolation made to supply an apparent deficiency.

or only reputed such ia law, in consequence of his being adopted. St. Luke traces his origin to David through Nathan.
 * It is questionable whether Salathiel was the actual son of Jechunias,

Probably his father married the relict of the uncle dying without issue, and thus he was deemed, in law, the aon of Salathiel.
 * Zorobabel was son of Phadaia, brother of Salathiel. 1 Par. iii. 19.

. 4 This name does not occur amoug the children of Zorobabel, but it may have been given to une of them, in addition to that by which he was generally designated. It signifies fatherly love.

who is here eallad Jacob; or he may have been legally the father of Joseph.
 * Heli, of whom Joseph was, according to St. Luke, may be the same

exercise the rights of a huahand. These espousals were neceasary to shield her from censure, since the mystery could not be at once declared and proved to thu public generally.
 * She wag espoused to him, and truly his wife, although be did not

Lord from David; but it was not customary to trace@@female descents, and the fact of her espousals to Joseph enabled the evangelist to prove our Lord’s descent through him. Although not, in reality, the father of Christ, he was Jeguily reputed such, which was sufficient to trace descent.
 * tler genealogy would seem necessary to establish the descent of our

"+ Anointed; ” in Hebrew, “ Mesaian.”