Matthew 1:5
Salmon (garment) was the father of Boaz (swiftness) by Rahab (spacious), Boaz the father of Obed (serving) by Ruth (female friend), Obed the father of Jesse (gift),
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Ruth 1:22
So Naomi (my delight) returned from the land of Moab (of his father) with her daughter-in-law Ruth (friendship) the Moabitess (from father: what father?). And they arrived in Bethlehem (house of bread) at the beginning of the barley harvest.
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