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Ruth 4:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 4:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 He will renew your life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is worth more than seven sons to you, has borne him.”
16 Naomi then took the child and laid him in her lap. She became his nurse. 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi.” They called him Obed.[a] He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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- Ruth 4:17 Obed means “servant (of God).”