1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
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And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Naomi had now gained a settlement in Bethlehem among her old friends; and here we have an account, I. Of her rich kinsman, Boaz, a mighty man of wealth , Ruth 2:1. The Chaldee reads it, mighty in the law . If he was both, it was a most rare and excellent conjunction, to be mighty in wealth and mighty in the scriptures too; those that are so are mighty indeed. He was grandson of Nahshon, who was pr…
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