page_title: Matthew 1:9
hierarchical_section_title: Matthew 1:9
caption_attribution_description: English: fresco painted by Michelangelo at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican between 1508 to 1512
context_page_description: Matthew 1:9 is the ninth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible. The verse is part of the non-synoptic section where the genealogy of Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is listed, or on non-Pauline interpretations the genealogy of Jesus. The purpose of the genealogy is to show descent from the line of kings, in particular David, as the Messiah was predicted to be the son of David, and descendant of Abraham.
context_section_description: Matthew 1:9 is the ninth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible.  The verse is part of the non-synoptic section where the genealogy of Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is listed, or on non-Pauline interpretations the genealogy of Jesus.  The purpose of the genealogy is to show descent from the line of kings, in particular David, as the Messiah was predicted to be the son of David (2 Samuel 7:12; Psalm 89:3, 132:11, among others), and descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 22:18).
caption: Michelangelo's Uzziah-Jotham-Ahaz.  Traditionally Jotham is the man in green on the left and the child with him is his son Ahaz.[1]
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