Matthew 1:15

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Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

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Babylon was the Mesopotamian empire centered in present-day Iraq that conquered Judah and exiled many Jews in 586 BC. In Matthew’s genealogy, the Babylonian exile marks a major turning point: Jesus descends from David’s royal line even after Judah’s judgment and displacement.

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Matthew 1:15 mentions Babylon.

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