Blessed be the LORD,

Which hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman,

And let his name be famous in Israel.

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life,

And a nourisher of thine old age:

For thy daughter in law, which loveth thee,
Which is better to thee than seven sons,

Hath borne him.

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 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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The Generations of Perez

Perez 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

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The Book of Esther