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* - '''Genealogy was a big deal to ancient Israelites:''' | * - '''Genealogy was a big deal to ancient Israelites:''' | ||
* - Much of the information is taken from the Watchtower, July 1, 2012 page 26 and the Insight on the scriptures, under genealogy. | * - Much of the information is taken from the Watchtower, July 1, 2012 page 26 and the Insight on the scriptures, Bible encyclopedia, under genealogy. | ||
* - 1.) | * - 1.) To establish tribal relationships. - '''Numbers 36:7-9; Joshua 19:51'''. | ||
* - 2.) | * - 2.) To establish family relationships. "The Law covenant prohibited marriage within certain degrees of consanguinity or affinity, which necessitated a knowledge of genealogical relationships." — '''Leviticus 18:6-18''' and "Repurchasing a relative." - '''Leviticus 25:47-49''' and as avenger of blood upon a manslayer. - '''Numbers 35:19'''. "The one qualified to act in brother-in-law marriage." - '''Deuteronomy 25:5, 6'''. Legal benefits and requirements of being the firstborn - '''Numbers 3:40-48'''. | ||
* - 3.) | * - 3.) To trace the lineage of the promised Messiah. - (...) | ||
* - 4.) The offices of priest and Levite were hereditary. - '''Nehemiah 7:61-65'''. | * - 4.) The religious offices of priest and Levite were hereditary. - '''Nehemiah 7:61-65'''. | ||
* - 5.) the Mosaic Law stipulated that "no illegitimate son" nor any "Ammonite" or "Moabite" may come into the congregation of Jehovah." - '''Deuteronomy 23:3-6'''. | * - 5.) the Mosaic Law stipulated that "no illegitimate son" nor any "Ammonite" or "Moabite" may come into the congregation of Jehovah." - '''Deuteronomy 23:3-6'''. | ||
* - 6.) Emphasis placed on passing history ... | |||
* - Jeremias, "pure ancestry had to be proved for a man to exercise any civic rights, and this fact confirms our conclusion that . . . even the simple Israelite knew his immediate ancestors and could point to which of the twelve tribes he belonged." | * - Jeremias, "pure ancestry had to be proved for a man to exercise any civic rights, and this fact confirms our conclusion that . . . even the simple Israelite knew his immediate ancestors and could point to which of the twelve tribes he belonged." | ||
