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Obed

Belongs to: Tribe of Judah, Genealogy of Jesus

Father: Boaz

Mother: Ruth

Children: Jesse

Several people in the Bible have this name. The verses below may mix them up.

Mentioned in 6 verses. Here are the first ones. The list is based on an open dataset and is not complete: not every place a person or place is mentioned is included.

Where Obed is mentioned

  • 1 Chronicles 2:12

    Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

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  • Luke 3:30–33

    30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

    31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

    32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

    33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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  • Matthew 1:5–6

    5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

    6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

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  • Ruth 4:17

    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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  • Ruth 4:21–22

    21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,

    22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

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