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Ruth 4 Summary
Boaz redeems Ruth and marries her
Boaz goes to the city gate and speaks with the nearest kinsman about redeeming Naomi's land. When the kinsman learns the purchase includes Ruth the Moabitess to raise up the name of the dead, he declines, saying it would mar his own inheritance. Boaz then declares before the elders and all the people that he has purchased Naomi's property and Ruth as his wife. The people and elders bless him, comparing Ruth to Rachel and Leah and the child to the house of Pharez. Ruth conceives and bears a son. The women name him Obed, declaring he is a restorer of Naomi's life. The genealogy reveals Obed becomes the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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Key verses
Ruth 4:3
“And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:”
Ruth 4:9
“And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.”
Ruth 4:13
“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.”
Ruth 4:17
“And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
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