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Hebrew: בעז, Dutch: Boaz, Estonian: Boas
Gender: Male
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Birth: circa -1250
Bethlehem, Judah
Death: circa -1050 (191-209)
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Bethlehem, Judah, Israel
Immediate Family: Son of Salmon . and Rahab Contact Profile Managers
Husband of Ruth of Moab
Father of Obed . View Tree
Brother of Elimelech . ; Tov . and בּ ֹעַ ז
Eventually, Boaz and Ruth strike up a friendship which leads to Ruth asking him to marry her. Boaz Followers 362
accepts, but cautions that there is a family member who has a superior right to her hand in marriage.
However, he arranges a meeting with the relative and in the presence of ten town leaders convinces
him to buy Naomi's husband's land.
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Once the relative agrees to redeem the land, Boaz informs him they in redeeming the land also
requires Hudood-e-Kiraam
read morehim to take Ruth as his wife as was customary under the laws and culture of Israel. This was
so Ruth could have children who could carry on her late husband's family name and keep the land in Biblical Tree
the family. At hearing this stipulation, the relative refused to buy the land for fear it would complicate his
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Immediate
own FamilyAt that point, he transferred his right to buy the land to Boaz. He did this by View All
inheritance (estate).
removing his sandal and handing it to Boaz. This was a customary symbol in Israel during this for
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anyone transferring the right to purchase. This was considered a public validation of the transaction.
this, the Ruth
path was made clear for Boaz and Ruth to be joined in marriage. (Ruth-4.1–10) Personal
of Moab Obed . Rahab
wife son mother
Although Boaz is noted to be much older than Ruth in the traditional account[4] and he marries her for Also Known As: English (default): Ufiz,
Naomi's Salmon
sake, most dramatic adaptations have Boaz as. a handsome young manTov so as Yu'ar, Baath, Boaz, בעז
. Elimelech . to enhance the
romanticfather
nature of the story. brother brother
Born 1312 BC. A kinsman of Namo's husband, a mighty man of wealth & landowner, of the family of
Elimelech.
one of the sons of Magog; to whom Scythia came as his lot, upon the division of the Earth by Noah
amongst his sons, and by Japhet of his part thereof amongst his sons.
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A well-to-do landowner of the tribe of Judah near Bethlehem, Boaz took pity on a young Moabite widow