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Excerpt from The Cooper Family: History and Genealogy, 1681-1931 F the God of the universe inspired Matthew and Luke to record the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the one for forty-two generations, and the other all the way back to Adam, who are we to say that the record of the family pedigree is worthless? Is it not probable that the valu ation the Jews placed upon themselves inspired them to keep a record of the family pedigree? There was no per son Of any other race on earth who could trace his ancestry back to Adam as could Abraham. God chose Abraham in preference to all the others. When God chose to incarnate Himself He chose for earthly parents, Joseph and Mary, poor in the financial world, but with family pedigrees recorded, one for forty two generations, and the other all the way back to Adam. And in listing His ancestors He did not leave out the black sheep, as so many people strive to do. Rahab, the harlot, is listed along with King David and Abraham and Moses. Humanly speaking, Jesus could better sympathize with harlots and murderers, because the blood Of such people flowed in His veins. For forty-two generations the spirit of retaliation was regnant in His ancestors, yet when He was reviled He reviled not again. Jesus taught men to value themselves, control them selves, and to fulfill themselves. It is the writer's hope that this family genealogy will help the Coopers better value themselves. Every person should know himself. He may betterknow himself by knowing his ancestors. Knowing their family traits, education and environment, as well as the. Blood that flowed through their veins down to himself. Every man is what he is by virtue Of his blood, education and environment. These are the triangle of life, and these three angles, plus the grace Of God, determine the character and destiny of man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
