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The covenant with David
When David wanted to build a house for God, God answered that He would build David a house: a descendant whose throne would be established forever, whom God would treat as a son. The promise outlasted David's failures and the fall of his kingdom.
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Abraham
Abraham, first called Abram, was the patriarch whom God called out of Ur to a land He would show him, promising him descendants, a great name, and blessing for all the families of the earth. Genesis says he believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Judah
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, the ancestor of the tribe that gave Israel its kings. Jacob's blessing promised that the scepter would not depart from Judah, and through his son Perez the line runs to Boaz, Jesse, and David.
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Solomon
Solomon was David's son by Bathsheba who succeeded him as king, asked God for wisdom, and built the first temple in Jerusalem. His reign was the height of Israel's peace and wealth, but his foreign marriages and idolatry led God to announce the division of the kingdom after his death.
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David participates in The covenant with David
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe oracle through Nathan is addressed to David, who responds in prayer.
Evidence:David is descended from Abraham
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLineage: Old TestamentRuth 4 and 1 Chronicles 2 trace David's line back through Perez and Judah to Jacob, and 1 Chronicles 1 records Jacob (Israel) as the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Matthew's genealogy states the whole line in one list.
Jesus is descended from David
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLineage: Luke 3Luke's genealogy traces Jesus's descent to David through Nathan, and on to Adam.
Evidence:Jesus is descended from David
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLineage: Matthew 1Matthew's genealogy traces Jesus's legal descent through Joseph to David. Luke's genealogy also reaches David by a different line; FaithGraph records the two lists separately and never merges them.
Evidence:Other responsible views
- Luke's genealogy: Luke 3:23-38 traces descent from David through Nathan rather than Solomon. The relationship between the two lists is discussed in the Lineage section.
David is descended from Judah
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLineage: Old TestamentRuth 4 and 1 Chronicles 2 trace David from Perez, the son of Judah by Tamar.
Evidence:Solomon is descended from David
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLineage: Old TestamentSolomon is David's son by Bathsheba and his successor on the throne.