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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Obed (Man living before Israel's Monarchy)
Boaz and Ruth's son, and Naomi helped raise him. He was David's grandfather, which puts Ruth's story inside the royal line.
First, in plain English
Boaz and Ruth's son, and Naomi helped raise him. He was David's grandfather, which puts Ruth's story inside the royal line.
Who this is
Obed was the son of Boaz and Ruth, and his birth restored hope and lineage to Naomi, who helped raise him; he became the grandfather of David, making Ruth's story a direct link in the ancestry that leads to both David and, through Matthew's genealogy, Jesus.
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The word
H5744 · G5601
Where it appears
- Ruth 4:17
- Ruth 4:21
- Ruth 4:22
- 1 Chronicles 2:12
- Matthew 1:5
