¹ Family record of the generations leading to Jesus Christ -- son of David and son of Abraham. ² Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. ³ Judah was the father and Tamar the mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron was the father of Ram. ⁴ Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. ⁵ Salmon was the father and Rahab the mother of Boaz. Boaz was the father and Ruth was the mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse and ⁶ Jesse was the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by way of Uriah's wife. ⁷ Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asa. ⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat and Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram, and Joram was the "father" of Uzziah.