Boaz, a “kinsman” (Heb. modac, acquaintance) of the family of Elimelech, master of considerable possessions, told Ruth, after she had ventured to the threshing floor one night, that he would ...

I have family here and the famine that drove us ... and he was very impressed! [Boaz approaches Ruth in flashback.] Boaz: I have been told of all that you did for Naomi after the death of your ...

This allowed the family name to continue and the woman ... back someone or something for themselves. In this case Boaz was buying Ruth out of slavery. This did not mean that Ruth was a possession ...

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN producer DeVon Franklin has a new movie coming to Netflix — R&B, the Biblical story of Ruth ...