The Curse On The Solomonic Line
If the situation is reversed, Matthew's genealogy is that of Mary, Luke's of Joseph, then there is a problem with the curse on the Solomonic line, dating from the time of Jechoniah where Jeremiah pronounced that no descendant of Jeconiah would again sit on the throne of Israel. Although Israel had at least one Solomonic descendant, Zerubbabel as governor under the Persians, Zerubbabel never was crowned king.
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