“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.”
The narrative account that Boaz took Ruth as his wife and she became his wife initiates the intimate union that will result in the birth of their son. The simple statement of their marriage, following the elaborate legal procedures of the previous verses, provides a moment of quiet fulfillment after the drama of the redemption transaction. The union of Boaz and Ruth, a man of wealth and character with a woman of virtue and commitment, represents the convergence of human action, legal propriety, and divine blessing that has characterized the entire narrative.
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