King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Genealogy
CategoryArchaic Word / Cultural Term
Modern Equivalenta record of a family's ancestry; a line of descent.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA historical record tracing a person's or family's line of ancestors. The KJV contains many genealogies, particularly in Genesis, Numbers, and Chronicles. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both open with genealogies of Jesus Christ, establishing His legal and biological connection to David and Abraham.
Key Verses"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matthew 1:1)