Originally posted by Same Hakeem
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Joseph was Jesus' adoptive father - which makes Jesus legally his offspring. Luke claims that Joseph was descended from David - which means his legal offspring is legally deemed to be a descendant of David.
Mary's genealogy is not declared in the Bible. Evidence that Jesus is the Messiah is presented in a number of ways - that evidence is not solely based on his parentage.
Jesus is attested to be the Messiah - and the Messiah is born of the house of David: therefore Mary was of the house of David - if only because she was Joseph's wife ... She meets the minimum standard whether or not she was a genetic descendant of David.
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