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The key figures in both Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel, apart from Jesus and his father Joseph are: Zorobabel, who led the Jews back from the Babylonian Exile, and King David. It was thought that the hoped-for Jewish messiah would be descended from David, while descent from Zorobabel would be considered a sign of potential greatness.
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