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>Either he went to Egypt or he didn't, the timeframe doesn't accommodate both events.
Sure it does. See the chronological breakdown below:
1. Jesus Taken to Temple
(Luke 2:22-39a)
2. The Flight to Egypt
(Matthew 2:12-20)
3. Jesus Moved to Nazareth
(Matthew 2:21-23) + (Luke 2:39b)
>How can he inherit kingship from Joseph if Joseph was a biological descendant and, therefore, cursed?
Joseph had the legal inheritance, he just wasn't going to be permitted to claim it since he was a descendant of Jehoiachin. He was able to give it to Jesus Christ as his legal heir.
>Why omit his son
Old Testament genealogies sometimes say that a grandfather begat a grandson.
For example, compare Numbers 26:5-9 with Deuteronomy 11:6, the latter of which skips over Pallu and goes straight from Eliab to Reuben.
Also compare 1 Chronicles 6:47 with Ezra 8:18, the latter of which goes straight from Mahli to Levi (two generations). A grandfather can be said to have begotten his grandson. This may also explain why Matthew also omitted Ahaziah, Jehoash and Amaziah in the list of kings of Judea, which can likewise be explained since they were descended from Athaliah and it took several generations before the kings were sufficiently clear of the house of Omri's curse (as it says in Exodus 20:5, "visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me").
This would explain why Matthew doesn't include Ahaziah, Jehoash and Amaziah, but instead is able to directly say that Jehoram begat Uzziah (3 generations later). That kind of thing isn't a problem.
>Luke didn't delete Jeconiah.
Luke is giving Mary's genealogy in Luke 3.
>unless you confused him with his grandson who was actually cursed?
Jehoiakim is included under the phrase "and his brethren." Along with his two brothers Zedekiah and Jehoahaz. Since these brothers all reigned after Josiah's death, they are mentioned together rather than separately. This isn't difficult.