The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham and works forwards, while Luke works back
Ancestors of Christ by Armenian manuscript illuminator Toros Roslin
South dome of inner narthex at Chora Church, Istanbul, depicting the ancestors of Christ from Adam onwards
Patrilineage in Matthew was traditionally illustrated by a Tree of Jesse showing the descent of Jesus from Jesse, father of King David.
Tree of Jesse illustration based on the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century)
The Jesus bloodline refers to the proposition that a lineal sequence of the historical Jesus has persisted, possibly to the present time. Although absent from the Gospels or historical records, the co
Genealogy of Jesus
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Christ and Mary Magdalene (Peter Paul Rubens, 1618)
Ossuary of 'Yehuda bar Yeshua' (Judah son of Jesus), from the Talpiot Tomb. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Joseph meets Asenath (1490/1500)