In the case of this verse, the "son of" means being a direct descendant or being in the blood-line. Jesus was a direct descendant of David, and David was a direct descendant of Abraham.
Jesus is the Greek form of Jehoshua. Jehoshua means "Jehovah is salvation".
David means "beloved".
Abraham means "Father of a great multitude".
Citation: Jackson, J. B. (2018). A dictionary of the proper names of the old and New Testament scriptures: Being, an accurate, literal Bible translation from the original tongues.
Did you know? Dr. Ivan Panin (1855 - 1942) discovered a numeric structure (Heptatic - Seven-fold) in the GREEK version of Matthew 1:1-11.
The following features of the number seven (7) are found in the first eleven verses:
The number of WORDS (49) are exactly (no remainder) divisible by 7.
The number of LETTERS (266) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of VOWELS (140) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of CONSONANTS (126) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH A VOWEL (28) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT END WITH A VOWEL (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH A CONSONANT (21) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT END WITH A CONSONANT (42) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT OCCUR MORE THAN ONCE (35) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT OCCUR IN MORE THAN ONE FORM (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of NOUNS (42) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT ARE NOT NOUNS (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of NAMES (35) are exactly divisible by 7.
Only seven (7) OTHER KINDS OF NOUNS.
The number of MALE NAMES (28) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of GENERATIONS (21) are exactly divisible by 7.
Citation: Panin, I. 1. (1972). The Writings of Ivan Panin. The Book Society of Canada. Pages 565-566
Citation: Missler, C. (1998). Cosmic Codes: Hidden Messages From the Edge of Eternity. Pages 92-93.
Jesus is the Greek form of Jehoshua. Jehoshua means "Jehovah is salvation".
David means "beloved".
Abraham means "Father of a great multitude".
Citation: Jackson, J. B. (2018). A dictionary of the proper names of the old and New Testament scriptures: Being, an accurate, literal Bible translation from the original tongues.
Did you know? Dr. Ivan Panin (1855 - 1942) discovered a numeric structure (Heptatic - Seven-fold) in the GREEK version of Matthew 1:1-11.
The following features of the number seven (7) are found in the first eleven verses:
The number of WORDS (49) are exactly (no remainder) divisible by 7.
The number of LETTERS (266) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of VOWELS (140) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of CONSONANTS (126) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH A VOWEL (28) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT END WITH A VOWEL (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH A CONSONANT (21) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT END WITH A CONSONANT (42) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT OCCUR MORE THAN ONCE (35) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT OCCUR IN MORE THAN ONE FORM (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of NOUNS (42) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of WORDS THAT ARE NOT NOUNS (7) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of NAMES (35) are exactly divisible by 7.
Only seven (7) OTHER KINDS OF NOUNS.
The number of MALE NAMES (28) are exactly divisible by 7.
The number of GENERATIONS (21) are exactly divisible by 7.
Citation: Panin, I. 1. (1972). The Writings of Ivan Panin. The Book Society of Canada. Pages 565-566
Citation: Missler, C. (1998). Cosmic Codes: Hidden Messages From the Edge of Eternity. Pages 92-93.
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