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Ruth 4:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 4:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 Naomi then took the child and laid him in her lap. She became his nurse. 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi.” They called him Obed.[a] He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 [b]This is the genealogy of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron;
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- Ruth 4:17 Obed means “servant (of God).”
- Ruth 4:18 This list seems to have been added by a different writer in order to emphasize the lesson of the Book of Ruth. When Matthew uses this list in constructing the genealogy of Jesus, he does not forget to introduce the name of Ruth the Moabite, because salvation is offered to all human beings (Mt 1:3-5).
