Heart of the Sunset
CONTENTS I. THE WATER-HOLE II. THE AMBUSH III. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WATER-HOLE IV. AN EVENING AT LAS PALMAS V. SOMETHING ABOUT HEREDITY VI. A JOURNEY, AND A DARK MAN VII. LUIS LONGORIO VIII. BLAZE JONES'S NEMESIS IX. A SCOUTING TRIP X. A RANGER'S HORSE
and Achaz the father of Hezekiah; And Hezekiah became the father of
Manasseh; and Manasseh the father of Amos; and Amos the father of
Josiah; And Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time
they were exiled to Babylon.
After they were in Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel;
and Shealtiel the father of Zorobabel; And Zorobabel became the father
of Abiud; and Abiud the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim the father of
Azor; And Azor became the father of Zadoc; Zadoc the father of Achim;
and Achim the father of Eliud; And Eliud became the father of Eleazar;
and Eleazar the father of Matthan; and Matthan the father of Jacob; And
Jacob became the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, the Christ.
The generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David until
the exile to Babylon are fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon until
the birth of Christ are fourteen generations.
The birth of Jesus Christ was thus: When Mary, His mother, was espoused
to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found with child of
the Holy Spirit. Joseph, a just man, not willing to make her a public
example, decided to put her away privately. But while he thought about
these things an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
Joseph, thou son of David, do not fear to take Mary as thy wife. The
one who is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall bring
CONTENTS I. THE WATER-HOLE II. THE AMBUSH III. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WATER-HOLE IV. AN EVENING AT LAS PALMAS V. SOMETHING ABOUT HEREDITY VI. A JOURNEY, AND A DARK MAN VII. LUIS LONGORIO VIII. BLAZE JONES'S NEMESIS IX. A SCOUTING TRIP X. A RANGER'S HORSE