Christmas Heresies - The lineage of Jesus Matthew 1:1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: verses 2-15 - list of names and then: Matthew 1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. V 18: This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.