I have family here and the famine that drove us ... and he was very impressed! [Boaz approaches Ruth in flashback.] Boaz: I have been told of all that you did for Naomi after the death of your ...

This allowed the family name to continue and the woman ... back someone or something for themselves. In this case Boaz was buying Ruth out of slavery. This did not mean that Ruth was a possession ...

Immediately after the sale of Joseph, Judah distances himself from his brothers and starts his own family ... and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David” (Ruth 4:20-22).