Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Sesamo m." <sesamox AT hotmail.com>]

Hi all

In Ruth 4:20-22 we find that Boaz' father was Salmon, and Boaz' grandson was 
Jesse (David's father).  In Mathew 1:5 we learn that Salmon's wife was 
Rahab.
This means that this part of the chain begins before the period of the 
judges. Too few links for more than 300 years.
Of course, the Hebrew word for "father" also means "grandfather", 
"great-grandfather", and so on, and one can assume that some names in the 
genealogy are not mentioned for some reason.
But is there any indication of where should those lacking links be? I mean, 
is there a way (or at least a theory) to know if Rahab was really Boaz' 
mother, or if Ruth was really David great-grandmother? Is there a way to set 
the story by the beginning of the period of the judges or by the end?

Thanks!

Sergio