Son of Boaz and Ruth
Ruth 4:17 — the women of Beit-Lechem named him at his birth, declaring 'there is a son born to Naomi', treating Oved as the restoration of Naomi's house through the kinsman-redemption of Boaz and Ruth
Father of Yishai; grandfather of David
“A son born to Naomi — son of Boaz and Ruth, grandfather of David”
Traditional note: This entry resolves the existing forward reference 'boaz.children' = ['oved'] in this file. Ruth 4:17's framing of Oved as 'born to Naomi' is a statement about lineage and inheritance within the kinsman-redeemer (go'el) custom, not a claim that Naomi was his biological mother — Ruth is named as his mother throughout (Ruth 4:13, 1 Chronicles 2:12, Matthew 1:5).
