Dictionary of Bible Themes 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 1:3-5Ruth faces the problems of widowhood See also Ruth 1:6-13Ruth 1:16-17 Ruth commits herself to Naomi See also Ruth 1:18,22; 2:11Ruth 2:8-9 Ruth and Boaz See also Boaz allows Ruth to glean in his fields Ruth 2:14-23Ruth 3:9 Ruth asks Boaz to be her "kinsman-redeemer" See also 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. Ruth 4:1-8Boaz negotiates with a nearer relative of Ruth's Ruth 4:9-10See also Boaz marries Ruth Ruth 4:11-13Ruth 4:13 See also She has a son who is presented to Naomi Ruth 4:17Matthew 1:5-6 Ruth is included in the genealogy of Jesus Christ See also 2540 Jesus Christ, genealogy of5088 David, character 5724 offspring 5743 widows 7388 kinsman-redeemer |
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