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Obed was the son born to Boaz and Ruth, and the women said he would be a restorer for Naomi. The text identifies Obed as the father of Jesse, the father of David. This connection is stated in Ruth 4:13–17.
13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh gave her conception, and she bore a son.
14The women said to Naomi, Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.
15He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.
16Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.
17The women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they named him Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.