Righteous · Old Testament
Righteous Obed
Also known as Obed son of Boaz · Obed grandfather of David
The son of Boaz and Ruth, father of Jesse and ancestor of David and of Christ.
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Notes
Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Ancestor of Christ.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints