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Obed (Hebrew: עובד, ʻŌḇēḏ; Greek: Ἰωβήδ, Iōbēd; "serving")[1] (b. ca. Abib 2693 AMApril 1310 BC
Nisan 2450 He
Abib 2693 AM
) was the son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of King David.

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Genealogy

 
 
 
Amminadab
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nahshon
 
Elisheba
 
 
 
 
 
Salmon
 
Rahab
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boaz
 
Ruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jesse

Date of Birth

Bishop William Lloyd, in 1701, published his estimate of the date of the marriage of Ruth and Boaz. That date was 1312 BC, or 2692 AM. The marriage took place on or about the summer of that year, and Obed was born in the following spring (Ruth 4:17 ).

Obed appears in the genealogy of David (Ruth 4:22 ) and in the two genealogies of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5 , Luke 3:22 ).

Life Span

The Bible records at least one man who lived 130 years long after Obed was born. So his life span was probably longer. His son Jesse was probably born when he was 125 years old (2818 AM, 1186 BC), as he himself was born when his own father was 125 years old.

History

Obed was born during the administration of Judge Ehud and lived during the administrations, and the wars, of Judges Deborah, Gideon, and Tola.

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References

  1. "Name, meaning and origin of the name Obed," Abarim Publications, n.d. Accessed January 25, 2009.
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