Ruth 4:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

May the Lord bless you with many children through Ruth. May your family become great like the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore for Judah.”

Cross References

Genesis 38:29

But that baby pulled his hand back in, so the other baby was born first. So the nurse said, “You were able to break out first!” So they named him Perez.

1 Chronicles 2:4

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons.

1 Samuel 2:20

Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife. He would say, “May the Lord give you more children through Hannah who will take the place of the boy she prayed for and gave to the Lord.” Elkanah and Hannah went home.

Matthew 1:3

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. (Their mother was Tamar.) Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

Genesis 46:12

Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.

Ruth 4:18

This is the family history of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron.

Malachi 2:15

God wants husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit. Why? So that they would have holy children and protect that spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife. She has been your wife from the time you were young.