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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah,.... Of whose tribe the Bethlehemites were,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Like the house of Pharez - This was very appropriate; for from Pharez, the son of Judah, by Tamar, came the family of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ruth 4:9-12
Boaz now sees his way clear, and therefore delays not to perform his promise made to Ruth that he would do the kinsman's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Perez is mentioned because he was one of the ancestors of the house of Judah, Gen 38:29, and, according to the…
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