Ruth 2:1

Good News Translation

Naomi had a relative named Boaz, a rich and influential man who belonged to the family of her husband Elimelech.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:20

Menahem got the money from the rich men of Israel by forcing each one to contribute fifty pieces of silver. So Tiglath Pileser went back to his own country.

Job 1:3

and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East.

Job 31:25

or taken pride in my wealth.

Luke 3:32

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him.” Naomi answered, “Go ahead, daughter.”

Ruth 3:12

It is true that I am a close relative and am responsible for you, but there is a man who is a closer relative than I am.

Ruth 3:2

Remember that this man Boaz, whose women you have been working with, is our relative. Now listen. This evening he will be threshing the barley.