21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
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And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
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,
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-22)Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Ruth 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely for her virtues. We have reason to think that Orpah, who returned from Naomi to her people and her gods, was never half so well preferred as Ruth was. He that forsakes all for Christ shall find more…
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