Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
1:1 Family descent was very important to Matthew’s original audience, who hoped in the promises that God had made to specific ancestors. The book of Matthew shows how Jesus fulfills these promises.
John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Mt 1:1.
