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Old 06-05-2013, 05:19 PM
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Re: Discrepancy in Matthew's Genealogy

some times names are left out in geneologies.

some times a grandfather is listed as a father

Matthew just rounded it off to show 3 groups of 14 generations

Semitic writings are more concerned with the lesson than historical accuracy
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