The 10th annual seminar of the Virginia Society For Black Historical and Genealogical Research will convene Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. Betham, 1782,” published under auspices of the King of England also, ancient documents analyzed by Dr. Principal source: Old and New Testament also, “Genealogical Tables of the Sovereigns of the World” by W. Intense new capability and interest in ancient writings is adding to knowledge of the world’s best known and least known family. Later he was king of Israel.Ĭonfiscation and disappearance of ancient manuscripts, as well as persistent legend, have diminished the history of the first century. and selected as proxy for the army of Israel to fight Goliath, proxy of the Philistine army, saved Israel in exquisite accuracy with the slingshot. His wife lingered and perished in the salt of the Dead Sea.ĭavid, born 1055 B.C. Jacob’s son, Judah, by his first wife, Leah, is ancestor of Boaz, David and Solomon, ancestors of Christ.ĭavid was not purely Jewish his great-grandmother was Ruth the Moabite, whose loyal declaration of love to her mother-in-law is immortalized in the lyric “Whither Thou Goest I will Go.” Some Moabites descended from Abraham’s nephew, Lot, who obeyed weather warnings and left Sodom with his daughters. Marriages of cousins are recounted throughout the book of Genesis. His wife was his niece, Sarah, daughter of his brother Haran. The pedigree ascends to Abraham, ruler of Palestine about 2200 B.C. Pedigrees of both Mary and Joseph go back to Moses’ brother, Aaron, 1490 B.C., and to Jacob’s son, Levi, ordained the Priest in Israel. Matthew provides a less detailed record, both establishing royal lineage and right of kingship. Luke traces Mary’s lineage through 75 generations back to Adam. A coat of fine workmanship worn by Christ was a coveted item of clothing. A wedding at Cana in Galilee, with Mary evidently the hostess, was attended by many friends. Poor families of Israel seldom had means to attend the grand Passover festivals at Jerusalem as Joseph’s family did, traveling from Galilee. Joseph then went ahead to Nazareth to re-establish his carpentry business. Joseph brought his family to Qumran, the home of Mary’s beloved Aunt Elizabeth and 7-year-old John. Joseph had means to take his family to a safe refuge in Egypt, sustain them there for four years, and return to Palestine after the death of Herod. Soon after the birth of Jesus, the family was in a house in Bethlehem. The legend of abject poverty and aloneness is not supported by Scripture or ancient documents. Old documents newly revealed now add to sparse information about the household of Joseph. Three of their sons, “double cousins” of Jesus, were among earliest Christians: Judas Thaddeus, Barsabus (Justus) and Simon Zelotes. People will remember how much God blessed me.Frequently present with the family, the “other Mary” married first Alpheus, father of James the Minor, then Cleophas, brother of Joseph. I am very happy because God is my Savior.īut he has shown his care for me, his lowly servant. Great blessings are yours because you believed what the Lord said to you! You believed this would happen.” You are the mother of my Lord, and you have come to me! Why has something so good happened to me? When I heard your voice, the baby inside me jumped with joy. And God has blessed the baby you will have. In a loud voice she said to Mary, “God has blessed you more than any other woman. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the unborn baby inside her jumped, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Mary got up and went quickly to a town in the hill country of Judea. Let this thing you have said happen to me!” Then the angel went away. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant now for six months. She is very old, but she is going to have a son. And here’s something else: Your relative Elizabeth is pregnant. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God. The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen? I am still a virgin.” He will rule over the people of Jacob forever his kingdom will never end.” People will call him the Son of the Most High God, and the Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David. Listen! You will become pregnant and have a baby boy. The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, because God is very pleased with you. The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The Lord is with you you are very special to him.”īut Mary was very confused about what the angel said. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin girl who lived in Nazareth, a town in Galilee.
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