Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Pharez,.... The son of Judah, by Tamar before mentioned, Rut 4:12, for the intention of this genealogy is to confirm the truth of Jacob's prophecy, of Shiloh the…

It is probable that there was a family book for the house of Pharez, in which their genealogies were preserved, and important bits of history were recorded; and that the Book of Ruth was compiled from…

Now these are the generations - The Targum gives a copious paraphrase on this and the following verses, I shall insert the principal parts in their proper places.

Here is, I. Ruth a wife. Boaz took her, with the usual solemnities, to his house, and she became his wife (Rut 4:13), all the city, no doubt, congratulating the preferment of a virtuous woman, purely…

these are the generations … begat Standing formulae of P, e.g. Gen 5:3-32; Gen 6:9 ff; Gen 10:1; Gen 11:10 ff. etc. Though cast into P's form, the genealogy is constructed out of ancient materials. It…