Bible Characters & Character Studies
Obed
First appears at Ruth 4:17
First named in Scripture at Ruth 4:17 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matthew 1:5). (2.) 1 Chronicles 2:34-38. (3.) 1 Chronicles 26:7. (4.) 2 Chronicles 23:1.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
