How can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed ‎Jeconiah? ‎(Jesus’ Genealogy: 3 of 3)

Jeremiah prophesied the Lord's words, no descendant of Jeconiah can sit on the throne of David, yet Matthew listed Jeconiah in the genealogy of Christ. In Matthew's genealogy, Joseph had Jeconiah’s blood in his veins. Therefore, how can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed Jeconiah? He was not qualified to sit on David's throne based on the Old Testament prophecy that: “Is this man,…

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Do the accounts of Jesus’ Resurrection contradict ‎each other?

Many believe the claim made by Bart Ehrman, a New Testament scholar and critic, that the differences in the accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus within the four gospels are irreconcilable. But the truth is that each gospel records different events that complement each other and do not contradict them. The Gospel accounts  Matthew 28:1-10 [1] After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first…

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How many demoniacs were there in the region of the Gadarenes: one or two?‎

This is a good question for those who have not studied all the accounts, but it is easy to answer. The story about the men possessed by demons (demoniacs) in the region of Gadarenes is mentioned in all three synoptic gospels. The gospel of Matthew devotes only 6 verses to it and briefly describes the incident before moving on to the miracle where Jesus…

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Where did Joseph and Mary go after Jesus’ ‎birth: Egypt or Galilee?‎

How do Luke 2:39 and Matthew 2:13 reconcile? Luke says Joseph and Mary went to Galilee, and Matthew says they went to Egypt after Jesus' birth. Let’s see what the Bible has to say: On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. When the time…

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