File:Ruth Naomi and Obed.jpg

Summary
Ruth 4:14-17'''

4:14. The women said to Naomi:, “Blessed be the Lord, Who has not suffered your family to want a successor: that His name should be preserved in Israel.

'''4:15. You should have one to comfort your soul, and cherish your old age. For he is born of your daughter-in-law: who loves you: and is much better to you, than if you had seven sons.”'''

4:16. Naomi taking the child, laid him in her bosom, and she carried him, and was a nurse to him.

4:17. The women, her neighbors, congratulating with her, and saying, "There is a son born to Naomi, his name is called Obed;" he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth, Naomi and Obed. Pen and brown ink over pencil on paper. Date: 1860 Source: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Author: Simeon Solomon This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.