Lineage of Jesus Christ from Adam - Photograph of a dome depicting it and their names starting from Adam.

Lineage of Jesus Christ from Adam - Photograph of a dome depicting it and their names starting from Adam.


This photograph is of the South dome of inner narthex at Chora Church, Istanbul and depicts the ancestors of Christ from Adam onwards.

There are 2 records in the Bible of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. One is in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 1 that traces the line of descent from Abraham to Jesus, the other is in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 3 which follows the ancestry from Adam to Jesus.

According to Mathew - Thus there were 14 generations in all from Abraham to David, 14 from David to the exile to Babylon, and 14 from the exile to the Christ, thus a total of 42 generations from Abraham.

The count of generations in Luke is 77, a remarkable number symbolizing the forgiveness of all sins and they are as follows starting from Adam

1.God
2.Adam
3.Seth
4.Enosh
5.Kenan
6.Mahalalel
7.Jared
8.Enoch
9.Methuselah
10.Lamech
11.Noah
12.Shem
13.Arphaxad
14.Cainan
15.Shelah
16.Eber
17.Peleg
18.Reu
19.Serug
20.Nahor
21.Terah
22.Abraham
23.Isaac
24.Jacob
25.Judah
26.Pharez
27.Hezron
28.Ram
29.Amminadab
30.Nahshon
31.Salmon
32.Boaz
33.Obed
34.Jesse
35.David
36.Nathan
37.Mattatha
38.Menna
39.Melea
40.Eliakim
41.Jonam
42.Joseph
43.Judah
44.Simeon
45.Levi
46.Matthat
47.Jorim
48.Eliezer
49.Joshua
50.Er
51.Elmadam
52.Cosam
53.Addi
54.Melchi
55.Neri
56.Shealtiel
57.Zerubbabel
58.Rhesa
59.Joanan
60.Joda
61.Josech
62.Semein
63.Mattathias
64.Mahath
65.Naggai
66.Hesli
67.Nahum
68.Amos
69.Mattathias
70.Joseph
71.Jannai
72.Melchi
73.Levi
74.Matthat
75.Heli
76.Mary[5] & Joseph*
77.Jesus Christ.