Ruth 2:1
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Note Boaz: Gr. Booz
Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- kinsman
- Ruth 3:2, 12
- a mighty
- Deuteronomy 8:17, 18; Job 1:3; Job 31:25
- Boaz
- Boaz, according the Targumist, was the same as Ibzan.
- Ruth 4:21; Judges 12:8–10; 1 Chronicles 2:10–12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32