Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
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Fulfilled hereGalatians 3:8
The nations blessed through Abraham arrive inside Messiah's own family tree by way of a Canaanite mother.
“The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.””
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Fulfilled here (this verse)Ruth 4:22
The book ends its genealogy at David, and Matthew traces that exact line through Rahab, Boaz, Ruth, Obed, and Jesse straight to Jesus.
“and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.”