Why Were 4 “Bad” Women Included in Jesus’ Genealogy? (Matthew 1:1-16)
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Jewish genealogies rarely mentioned women. They certainly did not mention women of questionable character. Yet Matthew reports four women with questionable reputations in the line of Messiah. Why? Tamar (Matt 1:3). Genesis 38 tells us the story of how she ended up pretending to be a harlot and got pregnant by her father-in-law, Judah. Sordid