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According to the Biblical Narrative, Obed (Hebrew: עוֹבֵד, ‘Ōḇēḏ, "worshipper") was a son of Boaz and Ruth. [2] He is named as one of Jesus' ancestors in the genealogies recorded in the Gospel of Matthew [3] and the Gospel of Luke. [4]
According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem. [4] Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous King of Israel.
This genealogy matches that given in several other places in the Bible, including Luke 3:32. It covers the period after the Exodus to around the founding of the Kingdom of Israel . The passage carries the genealogy through Salmon , Boaz, Obed, and Jesse of which only Boaz is notable.
Boaz then redeemed the land and acquired Ruth. Ruth became Boaz's wife, and bore him a son. After Ruth gives birth, Naomi takes Obed to her breast. The women of Bethlehem name him Obed and say that Naomi has a son. Obed became the father of Jesse, the father of King David. [1]
Verse 8 concludes, "All these were the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom." The chapter relates that lots were cast to assign positions to the doorkeepers, and that the lot fell "To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the Storehouse" (verse 15).
Mahlon (Hebrew: מַחְלוֹן Maḥlōn) and Chilion or Kilion (כִּלְיוֹן Ḵilyōn) were two brothers mentioned in the Book of Ruth.They were the sons of Elimelech of the tribe of Judah and his wife Naomi.
Matthew 1:17 is the seventeenth verse of the first chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse is the conclusion to the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, is listed.
Zariah is Zadok, his son. Abihud (or Abiud), Azor's grandfather is similar to the name Abihu, a priest from the tribe of Levi. The name Abihu means "Son of Judah" that can refer to the lineage of Abihud given by Matthew. Gundry speculates that Matthew slightly modifies the name due to its appositeness in the genealogy that he gives. [1]