The names of women were not usually included in Hebrew genealogy. Likewise, women and children were not named in United States census records until 1850 unless the women were heads of household.

By including these notable women in Jesus genealogy, Matthew is teaching us that it is the Spirit of God that guides human history. God uses the unexpected to bring an unfolding plan to fulfillment.

Matthew included five women in his genealogy; Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and of course Mary, the mother of Jesus. With the lone exception of Mary, the other four women were either of ...

The connection between Ruth, David, and Jesus is especially evident in Matthew’s genealogy, which includes Ruth, along with four other women: Tamar, Rahab, Bathsheba, and Mary (Matt. 1:3, 5–6 ...

There is something hidden in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus, something scandalous.If we just scan through these verses skipping over who was the son of whom, then we’d miss the scandal. And, if ...

The genealogy of Jesus is also a story of radical inclusion. Several of the women listed in the first chapter of Matthew are gentiles. This incorporation has significance, ...

Dandi Daley Mackall illuminates the lives of first-century women who accompanied Jesus all the way to the Cross in her new book.

The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, a Catholic priest and author of "Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships With Women," writes that the placement of women at key points in Jesus's life ...