An interesting variant from the OS

[Zechariah14]

Hi Dave, perhaps you are unfamiliar with Matthew 1: 5, which lists two women in it.

Ok,.....how about something that is not of the topic? Was there a listing with women in it from another source that would be used to validate this? Like Mister Roth said, they are rare, that means that they did happen at some point, but they are few and far between. What about something other than Matthew for this as a comparison?

Here are a couple of places in Scripture where females figure prominently in matters of genealogy:

Genesis 36:9-18 9 These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. 10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Esau's wife Adah, Reuel the son of Esau's wife Basemath. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz. 12 Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau's wife Adah. 13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. 14 These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon: she bore to Esau, Jeush and Jalam and Korah. 15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, are chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. 18 These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

Genesis 28:5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

It shows that that Joseph the baali was about to send her away. If he wasn't considered to have the same status as "husband" there would be no need to send her away.

Let Scripture interpret Scripture.

You overlooked the point I was making. We understand that he was her betrothed/husband because it was inferred in line 18,...what's the use of stating it again? It's gotta be an addition. The leige and one of the OS doesn't have it.

I understand the point you are making, but find it invalid. Take a look at Genesis 28: 5 quoted above. Why all the information? We already know who Laban is and that Rebekah is the mother of Jacob and Esau. Is this Scripture added to the text, too?

I would say that there is no idle word in Scripture (Deut 32: 47) and there is something to be learned from every word and every passage.

What is to be learned from Joseph being called her husband?

How about this: Before they are married, Joseph is Mary's husband. Here we are, living before the time of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Because we are already betrothed to Messiah, He is already our husband.


Blessings and peace in the name of Yeshua the Messiah,
Wayne