John Gill's Exposition on Ruth 4:22

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Obed begat Jesse, etc.] The Bethlehemite, the father of David: and Jesse begat David; the Targum adds, the king of Israel; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions add, the king; from whence it is by some concluded that this book was written by Samuel, not only after the birth of David, but after he had been anointed king by him: here being but four generations mentioned, from the coming of the Israelites into Canaan, to the birth of David, which was three hundred and sixty years, each of the four persons, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, and Jesse, must beget a son when one hundred years old and upwards; and which is not at all incredible, as appears by instances in later times, and therefore not at all improbable, that in those ancient times men of sobriety and good constitutions should have children at such an age. FOOTNOTES ft1 -- Onomastic. Sacr. p. 211. ft2 -- T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 13. 2. ft3 -- Eccl. Hist. 1. 6. c. 25. ft4 -- Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 1. ft5 -- T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 91. 1. Tzemach David, par. 1. fol. 8. 2. Jarchi & Abendana in loc. ft6 -- Seder Olam Rabba, c. 12. p. 33. ft7 -- Works, vol. 1. p. 48. ft8 -- Rambachius in loc. & Majus in ib. so Biship Patrick. Lampe Hist. Eccl. l. 1. c. 5. p. 22. ft9 -- Theolog. Hist. loc. 2. p. 84. ft10 -- Seder Olam Rabba, c. 12. p. 34. Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 8. 1. ft11 -- T. Bab Bava Bathra, fol. 91. 1. ft12 -- Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 1.) ft13 -- T. Bab. Nazir, fol. 23. 2. Sotah, fol. 47. 1. Sanhedrin, fol. 105. 2. Horayot, fol. 10. 2. Zohar in Deut. fol. 109. 2. ft14 -- Apud Drusium in loc. ft15 -- Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 8. 1. ft16 -- Herodot Clio, sive, l. 1. c. 94. ft17 -- Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 1. ft18 -- µkm dam yl rm “amaritudo mihi (est) valde prae nobis”, Montanus, Rambachius; so Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius. ft19 -- Bereshit Rabba, sect. 70. fol. 62. 4. Shemot, sect. 5. fol. 94. 4. ft20 -- “----discedens oscula nulla dedi”. Ovid. ep. 3. ver. 14. ft21 -- Clericus & Rambachius. ft22 -- yb ygt l “ne occurras mihi”, Vatablus, Rambachius; “ne obstes me”, Tigurine version; “ne adverseris mihi”, V. L. Drusius; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ft23 -- Laert. in Vita Cratet. [ p [ ft24 -- Strabo. Geograph. l. 13. p. 410. ft25 -- Vid. Kirchman. de Funer. Roman. l. 3. c. 14. p. 433. ft26 -- Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 2. ft27 -- Aristoph. in Avibus, p. 565. ft28 -- µylbb en toiv stacusi, Sept. “in spicis”, Montanus, Drusius, Piscator; “inter spicas”, De Dieu, Rambachius. ft29 -- Midrash Ruth, fol. 31. 4. Vid. Jarchi & Alshech in loc. ç ft30 -- Iliad. 18. ver. 556, 557. ft31 -- Nat. Hist. l. 18. c. 6. ft32 -- De Administrat. Domestic. l. 1. c. 6. ft33 -- Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 2. ft34 -- Midrash Ruth, fol. 32. 1. ft35 -- Ebr. Concord. part. p. 257. No. 1150. ft36 -- Misnah Peah, c. 5. sect. 6. ft37 -- Midrash Ruth, fol. 32. 3. ft38 -- j ama “inveniam gratiam”, Pagninus, Montanus. ft39 -- Iliad. 18. ver. 559, 560. ˆ x ft40 -- Nat. Hist. l. 23. c. 1. ft41 -- In loc. ft42 -- Christophor. “a Vega de arte Medendi”, l. 2. apud ib. ft43 -- Salmuth in Pancirol, par. 2. tit. 2. p. 83. ft44 -- Idyll, 10. ver. 13. ft45 -- Melrash Ruth, fol. 33. 2. ft46 -- De Aliment. Facult. l. 1. apud Lavater. in loc. ft47 -- Neumann. apud Rambachium in loc. ft48 -- µyrmh yb “inter ipsos manipulos”, Tigurine version, Rambachius. ft49 -- Of Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 3. p. 64. [ ˆ ft50 -- Antiqu l. 5. c. 9. sect. 2. ft51 -- Midrash Ruth, fol. 33. so Alshech i…

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