Matthew 1:1
Douay-Rheims
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
John Chrysostom (attributed)
Another reason is that royal dignity is above natural, though Abraham was first in time, yet David in honour.
Source details
as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:1
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.