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Ruth 4:13-22

13So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.

14The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!

15He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!”

16Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.

17The neighbor women named him, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse – David’s father!

18These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

19Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,

20Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmah,

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

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

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