Matthew 1:15 (WEB)
Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
Fathers and councils · 11
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For Joseph is shown to be the son of Joachim and Jechoniah, as also Matthew sets forth in his pedigree.” — editor's note: Matt. i. 12–16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…critics who find a difficulty in the circumstance that Matthew enumerates one series of ancestors, beginning with David and travelling downwards to Joseph, while Luke specifies a different succession, tracing it from Joseph upwards as far as to David, they might easily perceive that Joseph may have had two…” — editor's note: Matt. i. 1–16.
Read the whole comment“Then in order to tell us how Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, he went on and said, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise;” for by the line of the generations he had showed why Christ is called the Son of David, and the Son of Abraham.” — editor's note: Matt. i. 7–18.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
After the carrying away, he sets Jeconiah again, as now become a private person.
Read the whole comment - Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Matthew
Of whom Jeremiah speaks. “Write this man dethroned; for there shall not spring of his seed one sitting on the throne of David.” [Jer 22:30] How is this said of the Prophet, that none of the seed of Jeconias should…
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Concerning Salathiel [ed. note, l: This Gloss. from Pseudo-Chrys. is not found in Nicolai’s edition.], we have read nothing either good or bad, but we suppose him to have been a holy man, and in the captivity to have…
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But this seems to contradict the genealogy which is read in Chronicles. For there it is said, that Jeconias begot Salathiel and Phadaias, and Phadaias begot Zorobabel, and Zorobabel Mosollah, Ananias, and Solomith…
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
He is also Zorobabel, that is, ‘the master of confusion,’ according to that, “Your Master eateth with publicans and sinners.” [Matt 9:11] He is Abiud, that is, ‘He is my Father,’ according to that, “I and the Father…
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He is also Eleazar, i.e. ‘God is my helper,’ as in the seventeenth Psalm, “My God, my helper.” He is also Mathan, that is, ‘giving,’ or, ‘given,’ for, “He gave gifts for men;” [Eph 4:8] and, “God so loved the world,…
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He is also Jacob, ‘that supplanteth,’ for not only hath He supplanted the Devil, but hath given His power to His faithful people; as, “Behold I have given you power to tread upon serpents.” [Luke 10:19] He is also…
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But let us see what moral signification these names contain. After Jeconias, which means ‘the preparation of the Lord,’ follows Salathiel, i.e. ‘God is my petition,’ for he who is rightly prepared, prays not but of…
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).