Matthew 1:4

4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

Matthew 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 1:4

And Aram begat Aminadab
Which, with what follows in this verse, exactly agrees with the genealogical account in ( Ruth 4:19 Ruth 4:20 ) .

Matthew 1:4 In-Context

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

3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. (Their mother was Tamar.) Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

5 Salmon was the father of Boaz. (Boaz's mother was Rahab.) Boaz was the father of Obed. (Obed's mother was Ruth.) Obed was the father of Jesse.

6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. (Solomon's mother had been Uriah's wife.)