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Matthew 1:11

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Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

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Babylon was the capital of the Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia, where Judah’s people were exiled after Jerusalem fell in 586 BC. In Matthew’s genealogy, the deportation to Babylon marks a major covenantal judgment and historical turning point before the line leading to Jesus continues.

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Matthew 1:11 mentions Babylon.

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