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Naomi identified Boaz as a close relative, calling him “one of our redeemers.” In the story, this means he is part of the family line with a recognized role in helping. Naomi’s identification is in Ruth 2:19–20.
19Her mother-in-law said to her, Where have you gleaned today? and where have you worked? blessed be he who did take knowledge of you. She showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, The man`s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.
20Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. Naomi said to her, The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.