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Boaz (i)
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Israelite landowner, husband of Ruth. When Ruth came to glean in his fields, Boaz saw and admired her devotion to her widowed mother-in-law Naomi. As a kinsman of Elimelech (Ruth's father-in-law), Boaz undertook to marry her. (Ruth, 2–4) ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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