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# Boaz
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## Facts:
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Boaz was an Israelite man who lived during the time when there were judges ruled Israel. He married a Moabite woman named Ruth and became both the great grandfather of King David and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
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* He was a relative of an Israelite woman named Naomi who had returned to Israel after her husband and sons died in Moab.
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* Boaz “redeemed” Naomi’s widowed daughter-in-law Ruth by marrying her and giving her a future with a husband and children.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Moab](../names/moab.md), [redeem](../kt/redeem.md), [Ruth](../names/ruth.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 2:12](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/02/12)
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* [2 Chronicles 3:17](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/03/17)
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* [Luke 3:30-32](rc://en/tn/help/luk/03/30)
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* [Matthew 1:5](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/05)
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* [Ruth 2:4](rc://en/tn/help/rut/02/04)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H1162
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