“So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.”
Ruth's gathering of an ephah of barley, roughly equivalent to a bag of grain, represents an extraordinarily successful day of gleaning and demonstrates the impact of Boaz's intervention on her behalf. This abundant harvest far exceeds what she could have obtained through ordinary gleaning and provides Naomi with tangible evidence of divine blessing. The amount of grain Ruth brings home becomes the sign to Naomi that something significant has occurred, prompting inquiry and setting up the revelation of Boaz's identity.
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