With a view to the structural cues in the genealogy in Matthew 1, this article examines the connections between the events beginning with the birth of Isaac up to Jacob's departure into Egypt and the events from the time of David up to the the Babylonian exile.

This article explores the first part of the genealogy of Matthew 1. It shows that the life of Abraham up to Isaac foreshadows the history of his descendants, as it compares that account to the time from Abraham to King David.