Obed

Obed Scripture - 2 Chronicles 23:1

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him....

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Obed Scripture - Ruth 4:17

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he [is] the father of Jesse, the father of David....

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Obed in Wikipedia

In the Tanakh, Obed (Hebrew: עובד, Oved) was a son of Boaz and Ruth [1], the father of Jesse, and the grandfather of David. In the Christian Scriptures, He is one of Jesus' ancestors through the aforementioned genealogy found in the gospels. The name Obed is cognate with Arabic "Abd", meaning "servant, worshipper".[citation needed]...

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Obed Scripture - Ruth 4:21

And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,...

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Obed in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

o'-bed (`obhedh, "worshipper"; in the New Testament Iobed): (1) Son of Boaz and Ruth and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17,21,22; 1 Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lk 3:32). (2) Son of Ephlal and descendant of Sheshan, the Jerahmeelite, through his daughter who was married to Jarha, an Egyptian servant of her father's (1 Ch 2:37,38). (3) One of David's mighty me...

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Obed in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Son of Boaz and grandfather of David Ru 4:17-22; 1Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32 -2. Son of Ephlal and grandson of Zabad 1Ch 2:37,38 -3. One of David's heroes 1Ch 11:47 -4. Son of Shemaiah. A gatekeeper of the temple 1Ch 26:7 -5. Father of Azariah 2Ch 23:1...

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Obed in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(serving). 1. Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse. Ru 4:17 (B.C. 1360.) The circumstances of his birth which make up all that we know about him are given with much beauty in the book of Ruth. The name of Obed occurs only Ru 4:17 and in the four genealogies, Ru 4:21,22; 1Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32 2. A descendant of Jarha, th...

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Obed in Easton's Bible Dictionary

serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matt. 1:5). (2.) 1 Chr. 2:34-38. (3.) 1 Chr. 26:7. (4.) 2 Chr. 23:1....

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Obed in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Boaz and Ruth (Rth 4:17); father of Jesse, David's father (1 Chronicles 2:12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:22). Hannah in her song (1 Samuel 2:5; 1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Samuel 2:10, "they that were hungry ceased ... the barren hath borne seven ... the Lord maketh poor and maketh rich") apparently alludes to Ruth's experience as reproduced in her own...

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