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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:18-22

And these are the lineal descendants of Pharez. Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. This is the genealogy of King David, and it is therefore an integral part of the genealogy of King David's great descendant, his "Lord" and ours. As such it is incorporated entire in the two tables that are contained respectively in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 4:18-22

The lineage of David. This book closes with a genealogy. Readers of the Scriptures may sometimes have felt perplexed at the frequency with which genealogical tables occur both in the Old Testament and in the New. There is a sufficient reason for this. I. SCRIPTURE SANCTIONS THE INTEREST HUMAN NATURE FEELS IN GENEALOGY . No one is insensible to his own ancestry, especially if among his progenitors have bee: men of eminence. Interest in ancestry may be carried too far,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 4:21

Salmon begat Boaz - Matthew has preserved the additional interesting information that the mother of Boaz was Rahab Joshua 2:0; Joshua 6:0. It is possible that the circumstance that the mother of Boaz was a Canaanite may have made him less indisposed to marry Ruth the Moabitess. As regards the whole genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22, it should be remarked that it occurs four times in Scripture, namely, here, 1 Chronicles 2:10-12; Matthew 1:3-6; and Luke 3:32-33, and is of course of singular importance... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ruth 4:1-22

Boaz marries Ruth (4:1-22)Feeling the effects of the poverty of widowhood, Naomi decided to sell her late husband’s land. To prevent the land from passing out of the family, she had to ensure that it was bought (or redeemed) by the nearest relative (cf. Leviticus 25:23-28). In this case that person was the same one who had to produce through Ruth an heir who could carry on the names of the late Elimelech (Naomi’s husband) and Mahlon (Elimelech’s son and Ruth’s husband). But should such an heir... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:19

Hezron. Compare Genesis 46:12 , Ram. Compare 1 Chronicles 2:9 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:20

Nahshon. Prince of Israel in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 2:10 ). Compare Numbers 1:7 ; Numbers 7:12 ; Numbers 10:14 . Salmon. Married Rahab (Matthew 1:5 ). Nephew of Aaron. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ruth 4:21

Boaz. Married Ruth. Compare Ruth 4:13 . THE GENERATIONS OF PHAREZ. Judah = Thamar | Pharez | Hezron | Aram | Amminadab | |------------------| Elisheba Nahshons | Salmon (nephew of Aaron, m. Rahab) | Boaz (married Ruth) | Obed | Jesse | David NOTE ON "THE GENERATIONS OF PHAREZ". If Salmon married Rahab in the year of the entry into the land (1451 B.C.); and the birth of David was in 990 B.C.; then, according to the above Table of Generations, the period of 461 years is covered by only four... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 4:18-22

D. The genealogical appendix 4:18-22Far from being an unimportant postscript, this genealogy helps us see one of the main purposes for which God gave us this book.Why does the genealogy start with Perez? He was the founder of the branch of Judah’s family that took his name, to which Elimelech and Boaz belonged (Numbers 26:20). Perez was the illegitimate son of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:5) who, like Jacob, seized the initiative to stand in the line of messianic promise from his twin brother (Genesis... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 4:1-22

The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth. The Birth of their Child1. Boaz went up from the threshing floor to the open space by the city-gate, where the business he had in hand would have to be done, where, too, he would catch the other kinsman on his way out to the field. The author does not know this man’s name, and therefore contents himself with calling him ’So and So.’2. Ten was considered a perfect number (Jeremiah 6:27; 1 Samuel 25:5; 2 Samuel 18:15): where ten Jews live there should be a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ruth 4:19

(19) Ram.—See 1 Chronicles 2:9; St. Matthew 1:3. Amminadab.—It was to his daughter Elisheba that Aaron was married. (Exodus 6:23). read more

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