Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

RUTH 4:18KJV
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Ruth 4:18 (KJV)

What does Ruth 4:18 mean?

Ruth 4:18 introduces a genealogy, stating that Pharez was the ancestor of Hezron. This verse begins a list of descendants, showing the family line that leads from Pharez onward.

In the book of Ruth, this genealogy is presented at the end, after the story of Ruth and Boaz. The verse serves to connect the events of Ruth’s life to the larger history of Israel by tracing the family line back to Pharez, a son of Judah. This sets the stage for listing the generations leading to King David, highlighting the importance of Ruth’s story in the ancestry of Israel’s royal line.

Where else these words appear

“Pharez” Hebrew H6557 · used in 13 verses

  • Genesis 38:29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
  • Ruth 4:12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

“Hezron” Hebrew H2696 · used in 17 verses

  • Genesis 46:9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
  • Joshua 15:3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
  • 1 Chronicles 2:18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

“generations” Hebrew H8435 · used in 39 verses

  • Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
  • Genesis 37:2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
  • Numbers 1:38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;