Matthew 1:5

New Century Version

Salmon was the father of Boaz. (Boaz’s mother was Rahab.) Boaz was the father of Obed. (Obed’s mother was Ruth.) Obed was the father of Jesse.

Cross References

Matthew 1:4

Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

Matthew 1:6

Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. (Solomon’s mother had been Uriah’s wife.)

Luke 3:32

David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon.

Hebrews 11:31

It was by faith that Rahab, the prostitute, welcomed the spies and was not killed with those who refused to obey God.

James 2:25

Another example is Rahab, a prostitute, who was made right with God by something she did. She welcomed the spies into her home and helped them escape by a different road.

Ruth 1:22

So Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, the Moabite, returned from Moab and arrived at Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

Ruth 1:4

These sons married women from Moab. One was named Orpah, and the other was named Ruth. Naomi and her sons had lived in Moab about ten years

Ruth 4:21

Salmon was the father of Boaz, who was the father of Obed.