Obed
Son of Boaz and Ruth, grandfather of David
Place in the genealogy
- Matthew · name 13 · Abraham forward to JesusFrom Abraham to David: the promiseMatthew 1:5
- Luke · name 45 · Jesus back to AdamFrom Jesse back to AbrahamLuke 3:32
Where Scripture records this person
- Ruth 4:13-22
- 1 Chronicles 2:12
- Matthew 1:5
Who this person is in Scripture
Scripture records Obed's birth, his name, his parents and his grandson, and nothing else. The women of Bethlehem say of him that he will be a restorer of Naomi's life and a nourisher of her old age, and the book of Ruth ends by tracing his line to David.
Family, as Scripture gives it
- Father
- Boaz
- Mother
- Ruth
- Children
- Jesse
What this teaches
- A generation can matter greatly to God's purpose and leave almost no record of its own.