Ruth 4:12 meaning and explanation
And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
Ruth 4:12, Berean Standard Bible
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The elders and people at the gate are blessing Boaz and Ruth just after Boaz publicly claimed Ruth as his wife. Their prayer compares Boaz's house to Perez, the son Tamar bore to Judah in Genesis 38.
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