-Father of David Ru 4:17; 1 Samuel 17:12
-Ancestor of Jesus Matthew 1:5,6
-Samuel visits, under divine command, to select a successor to Saul from his sons 1 Samuel 16:1-13
-Saul asks, to send David to become a member of his court 1 Samuel 16:19-23
-Sons in Saul\’s army 1 Samuel 17:13-28
-Lives with David in Moab 1 Samuel 22:3, 4
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-Descendants of 1 Chronicles 2:13-17