Enoch son of Jared patriarch in the line to Noah who is distinct from the earlier Enoch and whose genealogy situates the flood narrative in a long human history.
Genesis 5
“Enoch was the father of Methuselah in the genealogy”
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Obed
Obed son of Ruth and Boaz grandfather of David whose birth symbolizes restoration and the inclusion of a foreigner into the line of Israelic promise and kingship.
Ruth 4:13 to 22
“Obed became the father of Jesse the father of David”