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Barnes' Notes on Ruth 2:1

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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A kinsman - More literally “an acquaintance”; here (and in the feminine, Ruth 3:2) denoting the person with whom one is intimately acquainted, one’s near relation. The next kinsman of Ruth 2:20, etc. גאל gā'al, is a wholly different word. Boaz - Commonly taken to mean, “strength is in him” (compare 1 Kings 7:21). return to 'Top of Page'
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