Bible Discussion Thread

Part 1 of 4 Hello St. Mary Joseph was Mary cousin. If memory serves me correct, according to Jewish laws or customs, especially during the old times, a child is identified as a Jew by the father. One reason was because of all the customs regarding procreation with handmaidens and foreign women. This is why you will see a lot of lineages of old that only talks about the father side of the lineage. They did not usually mention women in the lineages. This is why Jesus Christ lineage was so unique because 4 women were mentioned. The reason was very significant. One Solomon mother was Ethiopian. As I mentioned in another post, the meaning of Ethiopian was burnt skin meaning she was black.