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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Boaz. Every Boaz in the Bible

    person

    Boaz

    בֹּ֫עַזΒοόζ

    Boaz, a wealthy Bethlehemite, married Ruth and became an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.

    verses
    23
    first named
    Ruth 2:1
    last named
    Luke 3:32
    period
    before Israel's Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Boaz?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Boaz was a wealthy man from Bethlehem who played a significant role in the story of Ruth (Ruth 2-4). He was a relative of Naomi's deceased husband, Elimelech, and acted as a kinsman-redeemer for Ruth, a Moabite widow. When Ruth gleaned grain in Boaz's field, he showed her kindness and protection, recognizing her loyalty to Naomi (Ruth 2). Later, Naomi instructed Ruth to approach Boaz at night and request that he fulfill his role as a kinsman-redeemer (Ruth 3). Boaz agreed to marry Ruth, after ensuring that a closer relative did not wish to claim this right (Rut.4.1-12). Their marriage led to the birth of Obed, who became the grandfather of King David (Rut.4.13-17). Boaz is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matt. Rut.1.5; Luk.3.32), highlighting his importance in God's plan of redemption. Additionally, Boaz is associated with one of the two bronze pillars in Solomon's temple, which was named after him (1Ki.7.21; 1 Chr. 1Ki.2.11-12). His story demonstrates the importance of integrity, kindness, and faithfulness in fulfilling one's duties and God's purposes.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Boaz10 of 10 entities the graph connects to Boaz, in 3 groups: kinship 4, company 3, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.RuthSpouse of · 12 events · 13 versesRahabChild of · 8 versesObedFather of · 6 versesSalmonChild of · 6 versesKinshipNaomiAssociated with · 1 event · 20 versesBoaz’s order of Stalk and RuthTook part in · 3 versesKinsman Redeemer and Boaz’s buying back of Elimelech LandTook part in · 2 versesCompanyBethlehem2 events · 53 versesElimelech Land2 events · 5 versesMahlon1 event · 4 versesEventsBoaz

    Associated with

    Child of

    Father of

    Spouse of

    • Ruthregistry, no verse

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Boaz happensThe one place the claims about Boaz reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bethlehem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Boaz there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bethlehem
    before Israel's MonarchyThe one place the claims about Boaz reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 23, across 5 books. The name is written 26 times in them.

    1. Ruth18 verses

      2:12:32:42:52:82:112:142:152:192:233:23:74:14:54:84:94:134:21

    2. 1 Kings1 verse

      7:21

    3. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      2:112:12

    4. Matthew1 verse

      1:5

    5. Luke1 verse

      3:32

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Ruth and NaomiDaughters In Law, LORD, and Naomi’s return of NaomiDaughters In Law, LORD, and Naomi’s return of Naomi is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Ruth and NaomiMahlonHusband of Ruth, son of Elimelech and Naomi.via Ruth and NaomiNaomi and Ruth’s enteringNaomi and Ruth’s entering is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Ruth and NaomiRuth Doing InstructionsRuth Doing Instructions is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Kinsman Redeemer and Boaz’s buying back of Elimelech LandElimelech LandElimelech Land is a place attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via ObedJesseFather of King David.via SalmonNahshonSon of Amminadab, leader of Judah, ancestor of David.via Boaz’s order of Stalk and RuthOrderOrder is a concept gathering 37 labelled instances in the text.via RahabTwo Spies’ coming of The LandTwo Spies’ coming of The Land is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

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