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JACOB, the father of Matthan1, and Matth. i. 15.grand-father of Joseph. We know nothing particularly of his life.
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Translators’ note. See the Text, where it’s plainly said, that Jacob was the son of Matthan and father of Joseph. See Matth. i. 15,16. ↩
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