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Jesus Christ and Ruth
How Jesus Christ and Ruth are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Ruth was an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Ruth, the great-grandmother of David, is named by Matthew in the line of Jesus as the mother of Obed.
Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse
Matthew 1:5, King James Version
And Jesse begat David the king
Matthew 1:6, King James Version
Mary, of whom was born Jesus
Matthew 1:16, King James Version
Where they cross: Matthew 1:5-16
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Matthew 1:5-16
5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
7And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
10And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
11And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
King James Version