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Ruth 4
At the town gate Boaz offers the nearer relative the right to redeem Naomi's land; when he declines because of marrying Ruth, Boaz buys it and takes Ruth as his wife. Their son Obed is the grandfather of David.
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- Strongly supported
The name probably means 'in him is strength'.
A common reading of the Hebrew b'oz; it is also the name of David's ancestor in Ruth.