Obed
Male
A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matt. 1:5).
Relationships
Key verses
Matthew 1:5
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
Luke 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
Ruth 4:21
and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
1 Chronicles 2:12
and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;
Ruth 4:22
and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
Ruth 4:17
The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi”; and they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.