Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
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Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon, and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
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Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
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Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
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Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;
and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab;
and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon;
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- Matthew 1:3-6 (v18) Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram. Ram became the…
- 1 Chronicles 2:4-8 (v18) Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. The sons of…
- Luke 3:33 (vv18–19) the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- Numbers 1:7 (v20) Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 (v18) The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
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- Matthew 1:4 (vv19–20) Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9-10 (v19) The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the…
- Luke 3:32 (v20) the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v18 This genealogy is brought in, to prove that David…
This genealogy is brought in, to prove that David by succession came of the house of Judah.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv18–20 Rth 4:18 Now these [are] the generations of Pharez:…
Rth 4:18 Now these [are] the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Ver. 18. These are the generations.] This catalogue showeth that Shiloh came of Judah, according to the promise.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv18–20 Now these are the generations of Pharez,.... The son…
Now these are the generations of Pharez,.... The son of Judah, by Tamar before mentioned, Rut 4:12, for the intention of this genealogy is to confirm the truth of Jacob's prophecy, of Shiloh the Messiah coming from the tribe of Judah, Gen 49:10 and therefore it begins with Pharez, well known to be the son of Judah, and ends with David, whose son the Messiah was to be, as is owned by all Jews and Gentiles that believe the divine revelation:
Pharez begat Hezron; who was one of those that went down with Jacob into Egypt, being born in the land of Canaan, Gen 47:12 called Esrom in Mat 1:3.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv18–20 Verse 18. Now these are the generations] The Targum…
Verse 18. Now these are the generations] The Targum gives a copious paraphrase on this and the following verses, I shall insert the principal parts in their proper places.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v18 It is probable that there was a family book…
It is probable that there was a family book for the house of Pharez, in which their genealogies were preserved, and important bits of history were recorded; and that the Book of Ruth was compiled from it. (See the note at Gen 2:4)
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv18–20 These. Hence the design of the sacred writer becomes…
These. Hence the design of the sacred writer becomes evident, (Calmet) to shew the genealogy of David, from whom Christ sprang, as it had been foretold. See Genesis xlix., and Matthew i.; &c. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v18 these are the generations of Pharez--that is, his descendants.…
these are the generations of Pharez--that is, his descendants. This appendix shows that the special object contemplated by the inspired author of this little book was to preserve the memory of an interesting domestic episode, and to trace the genealogy of David. There was an interval of three hundred eighty years between Salmon and David. It is evident that whole generations are omitted; the leading personages only are named, and grandfathers are said, in Scripture language, to beget their grandchildren, without specifying the intermediate links.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv18–20 GENEALOGY OF DAVID, Rth_4:18-22.
GENEALOGY OF DAVID, Rth_4:18-22.
This genealogical table presents us with ten names, a round and even number; and this fact, taken in connexion with the well known love of the old Hebrews for a perfectly drawn, symmetrical family register, may at least suggest that some unimportant names have been designedly left out. This is most naturally to be supposed in a list that bridges over many hundred years. The position that every individual link in this ancestral chain, stretching back from David to Pharez, is given here, is an unwarrantable assumption, and utterly destitute of proof. We may, therefore, pass over without notice all questions of chronology which have been raised upon this genealogy. The passage appears again, with but trifling verbal differences, in Matthew’s genealogy of Christ, (Mat_1:3-6,) so that from a lofty spiritual point of view we may look upon it as a carefully finished document, looking not to David only, but also to Messiah. It is a noticeable fact, and worthy of special mention here, that the first two genealogies of Genesis — that of Cain (Gen_4:17-22,) and that of Adam through Seth, (Gen_5:1-29,) — contain each precisely ten names.
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18. Pharez — Son of Judah by his daughter in law Tamar. See Gen_38:29. Thus David and Messiah trace their lineage directly up to Judah.
Hezron — Mentioned in Gen_46:12, and 1Ch_2:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv18–20 18. these are the generations … begat] Standing formulae…
18. these are the generations … begat] Standing formulae of P, e.g. Gen_5:3-32; Gen_6:9 ff; Gen_10:1; Gen_11:10 ff. etc. Though cast into P’s form, the genealogy is constructed out of ancient materials. It is attached to Perez, because he is named in Rth_4:12.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv18–20 (18) Hezron.—See Gen_46:12.
(18) Hezron.—See Gen_46:12.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v18 Vers. 18-22. And these are the lineal descendants of…
Vers. 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 first chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, and the third of the Gospel according to Luke. Some of the names are somewhat Grecised and otherwise modified in those New Testament tables. Instead of Hezron we have Esrom; instead of Ram we have Aram; instead of Nahshon we have Naason; instead of Boaz we have Boos; in 1Ch_2:11 we have Salma instead of Salmon. It has been keenly debated by chronologists and genealogists whether we should regard the list of David"s lineal ancestors, given here and in 1Ch_2:10-12, as also in Mat_1:3-5, and Luk_3:31-33, as complete. It is a thorny question to handle, and one not ready to be finally settled till the whole Old Testament chronology be adjusted. It is certain that in the larger tables of our Lord"s genealogy there was, apparently for mnemonic purposes, (Mat_1:17) the mergence of certain inconspicuous links; (see Mat_1:8) and it would not need to be matter of wonder or concern if in that section of these tables which contains the genealogy of King David there should be a similar lifting up into the light, on the one hand, of the more prominent ancestors, and a shading off into the dark, on the other, of some who were less conspicuous. It lies on the surface of the genealogy that the loving-kindness and tender mercies of Yahveh stretch far beyond the confines of the Hebrews, highly favored though that people was. "Is he," asks St. Paul, the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes," the same apostle answers, of the Gentiles also". (Rom_3:29)
Vers. 18-22. The lineage of David.
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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, and may spring from, and minister to, a foolish vanity, but in itself it is good. It is a witness to the dignity of human nature; it may be an inspiration to worthy deeds; it may be an incentive to transmit influences of character and culture to posterity.
II SCRIPTURE ATTACHES SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE GENEALOGY OF THE DEECENDANTS OF ABRAHAM. Israel was the chosen people, and the lineage of the tribes of Israel, and especially of Judah, was a matter of national and local, but also of world wide, importance.
III SCRIPTURE CAREFULLY RECORDS THE GENEALOGY OF CHRIST JESUS. He was the Son of man, the Son of David, as well as the Son of God. By evincing this, provision was made for commending Jesus to the reverence of the Hebrew people; for making manifest the fulfillment of prophecy, which was thus authenticated; for presenting the Savior in all the power of his true humanity before the human race, as the object of faith, attachment, and devotion.
Lessons:
1. The obligations under which we individually may be laid by a pious ancestry.
2. Our debt to posterity.
3. The claims of the Son of man upon our hearts. T.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v18 the descendants of Perez
the descendants of Perez
"the successive descendants." Because it was mentioned earlier that Perez was the son of Judah, the writer continues listing the family line that came from Perez.
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Hezron ... Ram
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Boaz
Jesse
David
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v18 4:18-22 The book of Ruth ends with a genealogy…
4:18-22 The book of Ruth ends with a genealogy of ten generations, from Perez, the son of Judah (Jacob’s son), to David, the grandson of Obed. Besides being one of the world’s great stories, this tale concerns the family history of David, Israel’s greatest king. That Ruth and Boaz were ancestors of Israel’s greatest king is a major reason for the inclusion of this small book in the Old Testament.
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