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Obed

OBED (Heb. עוֹבֵד; "worshiper"; perhaps shortened from עֹבַדְיָה), son of Boaz and Ruth; father of Jesse; grandfather of King David (Ruth 4:17, 21–22; I Chron. 2:12).


Sources: Encyclopaedia Judaica. © 2007 The Gale Group. All Rights Reserved.