“Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,”
Matthew 1:5
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How is Ruth linked to Lot?
Ruth was a widow from Moab who followed her Israelite mother-in-law home and said, "your people will be my people, and your God will be my God" (Ruth 1:16). Matthew names her here in the family of Jesus. Solomon's son Rehoboam, whose mother was an Ammonite (1 Kings 14:21), is on the same list (Matthew 1:7).
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Genealogy through Ruth to David to Christ
“The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
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