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Matthew 1:4–6

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And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
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From verse 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:10–12Rank 1 from verse 4
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    10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

    11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

    12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  2. Numbers 1:7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  3. Numbers 7:12Rank 3 from verse 4
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    12¶ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

  4. Numbers 2:3Rank 4 from verse 4
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    3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

  5. Luke 3:32Rank 5 from verse 4
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    32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

  6. Numbers 10:14Rank 6 from verse 4
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    14¶ In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  7. Numbers 7:17Rank 7 from verse 4
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    17And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  8. Ruth 4:19–20Rank 8 from verse 4
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    19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

    20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

From verse 5

  1. Ruth 1:16–17Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

    17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  2. Hebrews 11:31Rank 2 from verse 5
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    31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

  3. James 2:25Rank 3 from verse 5
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    25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

  4. Joshua 6:22–25Rank 4 from verse 5
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    22But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

    23And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

    24And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.

    25And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

  5. Ruth 1:22–4Rank 5 from verse 5
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  6. Ruth 1:4Rank 6 from verse 5
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    4And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

  7. 1 Chronicles 2:11–12Rank 7 from verse 5
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    11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

    12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

  8. Ruth 4:21Rank 8 from verse 5
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    21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

  9. Joshua 2:1–22Rank 9 from verse 5
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    1AND Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

    3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

    4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

    5And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

    6But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

    7And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

    8¶ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

    9And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

    10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

    11And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

    12Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

    13And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

    14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

    15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

    16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

    17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

    18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

    19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

    20And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

    21And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

    22And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

  10. Luke 3:32Rank 10 from verse 5
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    32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

From verse 6

  1. 1 Kings 15:5Rank 1 from verse 6
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    5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  2. 1 Samuel 17:12Rank 2 from verse 6
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    12¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

  3. 1 Samuel 16:1Rank 3 from verse 6
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    1AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:26–27Rank 4 from verse 6
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    26¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

    27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  5. 2 Samuel 12:24–25Rank 5 from verse 6
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    24¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

    25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

  6. 2 Samuel 23:1Rank 6 from verse 6
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    1NOW these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

  7. 1 Chronicles 11:41Rank 7 from verse 6
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    41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

  8. 1 Chronicles 14:4Rank 8 from verse 6
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    4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

  9. 1 Chronicles 3:5Rank 9 from verse 6
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    5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:

  10. 1 Samuel 16:11–13Rank 10 from verse 6
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    11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

    13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  11. 1 Samuel 17:58Rank 11 from verse 6
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    58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

  12. Ruth 4:22Rank 12 from verse 6
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    22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  13. 1 Chronicles 2:15Rank 13 from verse 6
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    15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  14. 1 Chronicles 28:5Rank 14 from verse 6
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    5And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  15. 1 Kings 1:11–17Rank 15 from verse 6
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    11¶ Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

    12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

    13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

    14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

    15¶ And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

    16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

    17And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  16. 1 Kings 1:28–31Rank 16 from verse 6
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    28¶ Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

    29And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

    30Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

    31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

  17. 1 Samuel 20:30–31Rank 17 from verse 6
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    30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

    31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

  18. 1 Samuel 22:8Rank 18 from verse 6
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    8That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  19. 2 Samuel 11:3Rank 19 from verse 6
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    3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  20. 2 Samuel 23:39Rank 20 from verse 6
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    39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

  21. Acts 13:22–23Rank 21 from verse 6
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    22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

    23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  22. Isaiah 11:1Rank 22 from verse 6
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    1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  23. Psalms 72:20Rank 23 from verse 6
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    20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

  24. Romans 8:3Rank 24 from verse 6
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    3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

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Matthew 1:4

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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Matthew 1:5

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Ruth

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Ruth, the Moabitish woman whose history is recorded in the book bearing her name.

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Matthew 1:6

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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1:1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

1:2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

1:4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

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1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

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1:6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

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1:7And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

1:8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

1:9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

1:10And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

1:11And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

1:12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

1:13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

1:14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

1:15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1:17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

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