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Mary of Levite Family
Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth was a Levite (Lk 1:5), married to a Zechariah, a priest — also a Levite*. According to Church history Mary’s mother a Levite was married to a priest — also a Levite*. John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth, who was Mary’s cousin’s son, being a prophet and/or priest was a Levite. Jesus’s brother, James, according to the Bible was a high priest — also a Levite. Another priest was Matthan, the grandfather of Mary — yet another Levite. Continue reading
Joseph: Father of Jesus
The Church would like us all to believe that the genealogy in Luke is actually of Mary. The reason for this is that for Jesus to qualify as the Messiah, he needs to be a biological descendant of king David and the genealogy in Luke can be followed up to David (However, so can the genealogy in Matthew — but this would make it necessary for Joseph to be his biological father). Therefore, they teach that Jesus’ true genealogy is the one in Luke, which is only conjecture. Continue reading