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Ruth 4:17
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Ruth 4:17
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17 The neighboring women named him, saying, “A son is born to Naomi!” and they named him Obed. He became the father[a] of Jesse, the father of David.
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- Ruth 4:17 Obed was perhaps a forefather of Jesse since this genealogy covers more than three hundred years with only four names (Salmon, Boaz, Obed, and Jesse). Also Matthew 1:5 states that Boaz was the son of Rahab, who lived at the time of the conquest of Jericho, nearly four hundred years before David. There is probably a gap between Obed and Jesse, but this is not certain.
Ruth 4:22
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Ruth 4:22
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22 Obed became the father of Jesse,
and Jesse became the father of David.
1 Samuel 16:13
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed on David with power from that day forward. After that Samuel set out and returned to Ramah.
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