King James Version
What Does Ruth 4:18 Mean?
“Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,”
Context
16
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17
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.
18
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, Salmon: or, Salmah
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(18) **Hezron.**—See Genesis 46:12.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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