Great care was taken with these genealogies by the government and private families: Because accurate genealogies were so critical special officers were assigned to keep such family histories according Flavius Josephus and the editors of The Jewish Encyclopedia.
Special steps were taken to ensure the accuracy of these public records of royal, priestly, and Levitical families. First of all the character of these historians was carefully checked to make sure they were ethical and diligent workers. And their work was examined in detail by a court of inquiry established in Jerusalem.
Their work proved priceless: Through these genealogies Gospel writers such as Mathew, Mark and Luke were able to trace the ancestry of Jesus all the way back to King David -- as could other prominent religious leaders of Jesus" time such as rabbi Hellel. And even Flavius Josephus could prove that he was of royal blood on his mother's side.
Because such genealogies were also need to proved family ties and inheritances and other rights families also appointed one family members or members to preserve an accurate family history down through the years
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