The book of the nativity of Jesus — the Anointed — the Son of David, the Son of Abraham

Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,

Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

and Jesse fathered King David. Then David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa,

Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah,

Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon, Amon fathered Josiah,

and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel, Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor,

Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud,

Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob,

and Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus the Anointed.

So, all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until Jesus the Anointed, fourteen generations.

The birth of Jesus the Anointed came about this way: After His mother, Mary, had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant through holy spirit [breath] – the breath of the Self-existent, the Holy Spirit.

Her husband, Joseph, being upright and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, contemplated divorcing her secretly,

but while he ruminated on these things, a celestial-messenger of the Self-existent appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife; what has been conceived in her is through the power - breath - of the Self-existent , the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a Son. Name Him JESUS: He will save His people from their sins.”

All these took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Self-existent [the Holy Spirit] through the prophet:

A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a Son and He will be named “God is with us” [Hebrew – Emmanuel].

When Joseph woke up from sleep, he did as the celestial-messenger of the Self-existent had commanded him. He married Mary,

but did not have intimate relations with her until she gave birth to a Son whom he named Jesus.