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A:The number 14 is twice 7, a propitious number in ancient times. Whereas in its genealogy of Jesus, Luke has great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, Matthewhas great men occurring each fourteenth generation. As we see in Matthew 1:17, the author believed that numerology would prove that this meant Jesus was destined for greatness.
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