Kebra Nagast

man from the house of his father, and made Jeroboam king. And thus was the kingdom separated chose a from Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, and there were only the house of Benjamin and the house of left to it Judah his father. And the word which God spake unto David His " servant was not made a lie, Of the fruit of thy body "1 I will make to sit upon thy throne and again He ; " "2 like the moon Ordained for ever and again said, ; He said, " God sware unto David truly and will not 3 He Who reigned on the throne of David His repent." father was Jesus Christ, his kinsman in the flesh by a Who sat upon the throne of His Godhead ; and earth He granted to reign upon His throne the upon virgin, King of Ethiopia, Solomon's firstborn. To Rehoboam God gave only two stems (or, roots) and the King of Rome is the youngest son of Solomon. And God did ; this in order that foolish people might not call us because of because of Rehoboam Solomon and Jews, his son now God knoweth the heart and He did this that they might not imagine such a thing. They called Rehoboam " King of Judah," and they called the King " of Samaria King of Israel." And of the generations Rehoboam, from Rehoboam to 'tyakem (Joachim) were forty-one generations. And there were born to Malki two children, Levi and Shem, the begetter of Honase. And Honase begat Kalamyos, and Kalamyos begat Joachim, and Joachim begat Mary, the daughter of David. And again 'lli begat Malki, and Malki begat Mati, and Mati begat 'flli, and Jacob, and Hanna, the wife of Joachim. And 'feli took a wife and died without children. And Jacob took to wife Yohada, the wife of '^lli, and he begat by her Joseph the carpenter, who was the betrothed of Mary. And Joseph was the son of Jacob in the flesh and the son of 'Mi according to the of 1 2 Samuel vii, 12 Psalm cxxxii, II. Psalm Ixxxix, 37. ; 2 120 3 Psalm Ixxxix, 35,