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Which of these women from the Bible is not included in either of Jesus genealogies?
ANSWER: Abigail
Image attribution to www.LumoProject.com.(MATTHEW 1:3-6) Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba.
It’s amazing that women would appear in a first century Jewish genealogy. What’s more, these women would have been viewed by Matthew’s Jewish audience as very out of place to be mentioned in the lineage of the Messiah. Tamar, after the death of her husband, dressed as a prostitute and slept with her father-in-law (Gen.38). Rahab was a prostitute in a Gentile city (Josh. 2:1). Ruth, though an amazing example of faith, was a Gentile and a Moabite at that (Ruth 1:4). The Moabites began as a result of one of Lot’s daughters sleeping with him (Gen. 19:30-38). Bathsheba committed adultery with David (2 Sam. 11). The inclusion of these women is most likely Matthew’s way of saying that what is on display in the genealogy of Jesus is not perfection and “high breeding” but rather the grace and forgiveness of God. It also shows that all are included and can be saved by God’s grace.
It’s amazing that women would appear in a first century Jewish genealogy. What’s more, these women would have been viewed by Matthew’s Jewish audience as very out of place to be mentioned in the lineage of the Messiah. Tamar, after the death of her husband, dressed as a prostitute and slept with her father-in-law (Gen.38). Rahab was a prostitute in a Gentile city (Josh. 2:1). Ruth, though an amazing example of faith, was a Gentile and a Moabite at that (Ruth 1:4). The Moabites began as a result of one of Lot’s daughters sleeping with him (Gen. 19:30-38). Bathsheba committed adultery with David (2 Sam. 11). The inclusion of these women is most likely Matthew’s way of saying that what is on display in the genealogy of Jesus is not perfection and “high breeding” but rather the grace and forgiveness of God. It also shows that all are included and can be saved by God’s grace.
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