Curiosity · Genealogy
👩 Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus names four women — on purpose
Ancient genealogies almost never listed women. Matthew’s does anyway, and the four he
chooses — Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and “the wife of Uriah” (Bathsheba) — are each connected to a
scandal or a non-Israelite background, which scholars read as a deliberate signal about who
belongs in the story.