Salmon was the father of Boaz - Matthew has preserved the additional interesting information that the mother of Boaz was Rahab ([Reference J…

And Salmon begat Boaz
Of Rahab the harlot, whom he married, (Matthew 1:5) the very same person that make…

Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God. In being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happine o…