Obed

Obed is a man living before Israel's monarchy, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Ruth 4:17.

Family

Verses

Ruth

• Ruth 4:17
  And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.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.
• Ruth 4:21
  And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
• Ruth 4:22
  And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:12
  And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

Matthew

• Matthew 1:5
  And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

Luke

• Luke 3:32
  Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.