GENEALOGY

Definition

The lineage of a family, or list of ancestors was preserved with extreme care by the Jews for purposes such as succession to the throne, the High Priesthood, to establish legal rights of property and the predictions concerning the Messiah.

References

1 Chronicles 4:33, 1 Chronicles 5:1, 1 Chronicles 5:7, 1 Chronicles 7:9, 1 Chronicles 7:40, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 2 Chronicles 31:16, 2 Chronicles 31:17, 2 Chronicles 31:18, Ezra 2:62, Ezra 8:1, Ezra 8:3, Nehemiah 7:5, Nehemiah 7:64