[15] Matthew i. 16. Luke iii. 23.

[16] John xi. 49-52.

[17] Since the destruction of Jerusalem, the genealogy of the Jews is lost; the tribe or family of David cannot be distinguished from that of Benjamin.

[18] Psalm cxxxii. 11. Isaiah ix. 6, 7., lv. 3, 4, 5. Jerem. xxiii. 5, 6., xxxiii. 15. Zech. iii. 8., vi. 12, 13.

[19] Ezek. xxi. 26, 27.

[20] Numbers xii. 15.

[21] Numbers xii. 1.

[22] Mal. iii. 1., iv. 5.

[23] Matt. iii. 3., xi. 2-15. Mark i. 2-8. Luke i. 5-26.

[24] Luke i. 39-44.