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Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.
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Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram.
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Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.
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Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.
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Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
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Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa.
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Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.
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Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.
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Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah.
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Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
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After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.
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Zerubbabel fathered Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.
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Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.
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Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.
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Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
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and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.
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Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them.
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Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
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Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
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so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Charitable Giving to the Poor and Prayer
“Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
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so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
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But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.