Ruth 2:1 meaning and explanation
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.
Ruth 2:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator introduces Boaz before Ruth meets him, and the timing matters. Naomi has returned from Moab widowed and poor, with no obvious future.
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