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    4 others in the registry answer to the name Obed. Every Obed in the Bible

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    Obed

    עוֹבֵדὨβήδ

    Obed was the son of Boaz and Ruth, and the grandfather of King David.

    verses
    6
    first named
    Ruth 4:17
    last named
    Luke 3:32
    period
    before Israel's Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Obed?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Obed was the son of Boaz and Ruth, born in Bethlehem (Rut.4.17). His birth was a significant event in the story of Ruth, as it marked the restoration of Naomi's family line and the continuation of the lineage that would eventually lead to King David. Obed was the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David (Rut.4.21-22; 1Ch.2.12; Mat.1.5; Luk.3.32). His name means "servant" or "worshiper," possibly reflecting his family's devotion to God. Obed's life is not detailed in the Bible, but his role in the genealogy of David and ultimately Jesus Christ highlights the importance of his place in God's plan.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Obed4 of 4 entities the graph connects to Obed, in 2 groups: kinship 3, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JesseFather of · 44 versesBoazChild of · 23 versesRuthChild of · 1 event · 13 versesKinshipNaomi3 events · 20 versesEventsObed

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

    No verse Atlas has read as a report puts this person anywhere.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 4 books. The name is written 8 times in them.

    1. Ruth3 verses

      4:174:214:22

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      2:12

    3. Matthew1 verse

      1:5

    4. Luke1 verse

      3:32

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Boaz and RuthBoaz’s order of Stalk and RuthBoaz’s order of Stalk and Ruth is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Boaz and RuthNaomiIsraelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth.via BoazKinsman Redeemer and Boaz’s buying back of Elimelech LandKinsman Redeemer and Boaz’s buying back of Elimelech Land is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via BoazRahabA Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jerichovia BoazSalmonSon of Nahshon; husband of Rahab; ancestor of Davidvia RuthDaughters In Law, LORD, and Naomi’s return of NaomiDaughters In Law, LORD, and Naomi’s return of Naomi is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via RuthMahlonHusband of Ruth, son of Elimelech and Naomi.via RuthNaomi and Ruth’s enteringNaomi and Ruth’s entering is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via RuthRuth Doing InstructionsRuth Doing Instructions is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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