Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5070 Individuals in OT and NT » 5117 Ruth A young Moabite widow, who, because of her selfless devotion to her mother-in-law Naomi, and to Naomi's God, gained a husband and a child, a place in Jewish history and became the great-grandmother of David and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Ruth faces the problems of widowhood Ruth 1:3-5 See also Ruth 1:6-13 Ruth commits herself to Naomi Ruth 1:16-17 See also Ruth 1:18,22; Ruth 2:11 Ruth and Boaz Boaz allows Ruth to glean in his fields Ruth 2:8-9 See also Ruth 2:14-23 Ruth asks Boaz to be her “kinsman-redeemer” Ruth 3:9 The kinsman-redeemer was the closest male relative who had responsibility to marry a widow within the family and thereby protect the interests of needy members of the extended family. Boaz negotiates with a nearer relative of Ruth's See also Ruth 4:1-8 Boaz marries Ruth Ruth 4:9-10 See also Ruth 4:11-13 She has a son who is presented to Naomi Ruth is included in the genealogy of Jesus Christ See also
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