And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
What does Ruth 2:3 mean?
Notice Ruth's humility. When Providence had made her poor, she cheerfully stoops to her lot.
Key themes
HopeJustice and mercyHumilityHesed
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Keep this verse inside Ruth 2:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Related topics
Glossary
- Boaz Person
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Alacrity. (1. ) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess ( Ruth 4:1-13 ). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband.
- Elimelech Tribe
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God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges.