Family of Faith
Everyone, and how they lead to Jesus.
Scroll sideways through two thousand years. The gold thread is the line of promise from Abraham to Jesus in Matthew 1. Tap anyone to draw their connections.
Before Abraham
Patriarchs
Exodus
Judges
Kings & prophets
Exile & returnBetween the testaments
JesusEarly churchThe line of promise
Jesus and the Twelve
Around Jesus
The early church
Patriarchs and matriarchs
Exodus and wilderness
Judges and the land
Kings and the kingdom
Prophets
Exile and return
Line of promise (Matthew 1)
Family
Mentor
Friend
Tension or opponent
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All dates are approximate (c.), following a conservative chronology with the Exodus around 1446 BC. Many are debated, especially for the patriarchs, the judges, and the apostles' later lives. Matthew's genealogy skips generations, so the people between the exile and Jesus are spaced evenly.