Passage

From Boaz to Obed

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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²¹and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,

Ruth 4:21World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The genealogy names Salmon as Boaz's father and Boaz as Obed's father.

To understand

The following links lead from Obed to Jesse and from Jesse to David. The repeated father-son wording connects this family to the closing name in the list.

A question

How many family links connect Boaz to David in these lines?