{ "schemaVersion": 1, "kind": "event", "id": "espousal-of-mary", "era": "life-of-jesus", "order": 300, "title": "Mary’s betrothal and Matthew’s genealogy", "group": "birth-and-childhood", "date": { "kind": "relative", "label": "Birth and childhood", "note": "A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence." }, "pin": [ 35.30153, 32.70675 ], "pinConfidence": "Identified site", "pinPlace": "nazareth_878", "summary": "Matthew introduces Jesus through a genealogy spanning Abraham, David and the exile, then describes Mary’s pregnancy during her betrothal to Joseph. Luke’s brief parallel names Mary and Joseph at Nazareth.", "context": "This is a return to Matthew’s introduction, not a claim that betrothal occurred after John’s birth. Matthew’s arranged genealogy differs from Luke 3; the atlas does not label either list as Mary’s ancestry without textual support.", "question": "Why might Matthew introduce Jesus through both family history and the exile?", "locationNote": "Nazareth comes from Luke’s announcement setting. Matthew’s genealogy is not a migration route, and its many ancestral locations are not pinned on this card.", "passages": [ { "reference": "Matthew 1:1–18", "range": [ 40001001, 40001018 ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A1%E2%80%9318&version=BSB", "availability": "bundled", "verses": [ { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 1, "text": "This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:" }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 2, "text": "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 3, "text": "Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 4, "text": "Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 5, "text": "Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse," }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 6, "text": "and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife," }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 7, "text": "Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 8, "text": "Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 9, "text": "Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 10, "text": "Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah," }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 11, "text": "and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 12, "text": "After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel," }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 13, "text": "Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 14, "text": "Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 15, "text": "Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob," }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 16, "text": "and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 17, "text": "In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ." }, { "book": "Matthew", "chapter": 1, "verse": 18, "text": "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit." } ] }, { "reference": "Luke 1:27", "range": [ 42001027, 42001027 ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%3A27&version=BSB", "availability": "bundled", "verses": [ { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 1, "verse": 27, "text": "to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary." } ] } ], "related": [ { "range": [ 42003023, 42003038 ], "kind": "teaching", "note": "Luke supplies a different genealogy reaching back to Adam; compare the texts without silently equating them.", "reference": "Luke 3:23–38", "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203%3A23%E2%80%9338&version=BSB" } ], "places": [ { "id": "nazareth_878", "name": "Nazareth", "coordinate": [ 35.30153, 32.70675 ], "kind": "City", "confidence": "Identified site", "confidenceSource": "rule", "sources": [ { "label": "Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire", "url": "http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22899" } ] } ], "mapPeriod": "gospel-land", "further": [ { "label": "Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire", "url": "http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22899" } ], "provenance": { "sources": [ { "name": "theographic", "ref": "249" }, { "name": "editorial" } ], "review": "draft" }, "eraName": "Life of Jesus", "interactiveUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/?event=espousal-of-mary", "attribution": [ "Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.", "Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.", "Teaching stops, summaries and regional extents are original editorial content of this atlas.", "Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. https://berean.bible/licensing.htm" ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/espousal-of-mary/", "markdownUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/espousal-of-mary/index.md", "jsonUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/espousal-of-mary/index.json", "cautions": "Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.", "revision": "ec88e11c16b4be27" }