So what should one call it, “Davidic” or “Abrahamic” – and ... but his descendants by his Maccabean wife were the line most recognized and favored by the People – again, for obvious ...

Matthew, he is only Joseph of Nazareth, a carpenter. Though he is son of Jacob, of the line of David, little remains of the Davidic line’s glorious, royal past. In many ways, then, Joseph’s ...