Verse 17

And the women her neyghbours gaue it a name, saying: There is a child borne to Naomi, & called it Obed: the same is the father of Isai, the father of Dauid.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:58-63 : 58 And her neyghbours, and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpo her, and they reioyced with her. 59 And it came to passe, that on the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother aunswered, and said: not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. 61 And they sayde vnto her: There is none in thy kinrede that is named with this name. 62 And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue hym called. 63 And he asked for wrytyng tables, and wrote, saying, his name is Iohn. And they marueyled all.