All the evidence available is that Ruth did indeed become the wife of Boaz. Ruth had adopted the God of Israel and effectively become a Jew in terms of her faith. This demonstrates the truth, often unrecognized, that what is important to God is not race as much as the inner attitude of the heart. There are other examples of non-Jews being blessed and being 'adopted' into God's people, including Rahab.
It is most likely that Boaz did not marry Ruth, the Moabite. According to God's Law, both Ammonites and Moabites were to be excluded from becoming part of God's people: "No Ammonite or Moabite - or any of their descendants, even in the tenth generation - may be included among God's people." (Deuteronomy 23:3).
God's reason for this exclusion? "They refused to provide you with food and water when you were on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor, from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse you. But your God would not listen to Balaam; instead he turned the curse into a blessing, because he loved you." (Deuteronomy 23:4-5).
The law to keep Ammonites and Moabites from becoming part of God's people would be enforced for all time. God told the Israelites: "As long as you are a nation, never do anything to help these nations or to make them prosperous." (Deuteronomy 23:6).
If Boaz had married a Moabite woman, he would have disobeyed God's law and thereby brought a curse upon himself: "God's curse on anyone who does not obey all of God's laws and teachings." (Deuteronomy 27:26).
The Bible does not say, but because this marriage of Ruth and Boaz was blessed by God and their grandson David was a man after God's own heart, I think it can be safely assumed that Boaz died at a ripe old age.
There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died.Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech.Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her.Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.More information:Ruth was a superlative servant of God.Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David.More about the Hebrew Bible
Naomi was an Israelite woman. She and her family went to the land of Moab during a famine in Israel. While they were in Moab, one of Naomi's sons married a Moabite woman named Ruth. After a while, however, Naomi's husband and sons died. When Naomi returned to Israel, her daughter-in-law Ruth followed her, and eventually Ruth married Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi. Ruth and Boaz were the great-grandparents of King David, and thus the ancestors of Joseph, the father of Jesus.
Kinsman redeemer was a culture practiced in the Nation of Israel's and other communities. In the event that a man got married and all his sons who would carry the family name died then man in his clan who was next in line would marry into that family.That man would assume the name of the dead man so that the children that he bore would be named after the man who had died. In the book of Ruth,Boaz married into the family of Naomi and became the kinsman redeemer. In the book of Gen 38 when the elder son of Judah died,then the second born married Tamar so that he could bear children to his elder brother.When he died before he bore any sons then Judah asked Tamar to return to her home until the other younger son was grown and she could marry him. By John Ndungi
Her name was Ruth. She was married to an Israelite who had moved to Moab and subsequently died. She moved with her mother-in-law, Naomi, to Israel and eventually married Boaz, an Israelite. Her descendants included Jesse, David, and both Mary and Joseph, as well as Jesus.
Boaz died after he married Ruth, and had a child as well but when he died the bible does not say.
No. Tradition states that Boaz died shortly after marrying Ruth, and they had a single son. See also:More about Ruth
Ruth's first husband was Mahlon, son of Naomi. After he died, Ruth came to Israel and married his relative, Boaz .
The Bible does not say, but because this marriage of Ruth and Boaz was blessed by God and their grandson David was a man after God's own heart, I think it can be safely assumed that Boaz died at a ripe old age.
Yes, but she died of cancer not long after.
Ruth's first husband was Mahlon, son of Naomi. After he died, Ruth came to Israel and married his relative, Boaz .
Ruth goes to where Boaz is sleeping at night and lies down at the foot of his bed. She does this on the instructions of her mother in law Naomi. Boaz is a relative of Ruth's dead husband and under the law of Moses when a man died childless, a close relative should marry the widow (Deu_25:5-10), this was to perpetuate the family name and keep the land in the family. It was especially important that when a man died without a son, someone should marry his widow so that a son would be born and the name carried on. Ruth had been left childless. Since Boaz was a relative of Elimelech, he was eligible to serve as redeeming relative by marrying her. And not only was he eligible; he was willing. I suppose you could say in this way Ruth was demonstrating she liked Boaz
No, she did not.
Boaz married Ruth.There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died.Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech.Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her.Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.More information:Ruth was a superlative servant of God.Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David.More about the Hebrew Bible
There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died. Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech. Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her. Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.
From sad to moving to lonely and melancholy, and from there, to hopeful and then happy. Sad: Elimelech and his sons die in a foreign land.Moving: Ruth the Moabitess leaves everything to join Naomi.Lonely: Naomi and Ruth return to Israel, destitute and alone.Melancholy: Naomi and Ruth subsist in poverty.Hopeful: Boaz assists Ruth, and Naomi instructs her to seek marriage with him.Happy: Boaz and Ruth are wed.There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died.Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech.Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her.Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.More information:Ruth was a superlative servant of God.Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David.More about the Hebrew Bible
Ruth was a superlative servant of God. Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David. More information: There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died. Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech. Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her. Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.