Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . de, shown in true womanlyfashion, by her schemes to get Ruth a home. The oldJewish marriage customs required the nearest relation of a dead husband tobecome his goel or re-deemer, buying back hisinheritance, if estranged,and marrying his widow,if childless; to raise upa son to him, that hisname should not ceasein Israel.^ Naomi be-thinks herself that Boaz, the Active,^^ one of therich men of the village,is a goel of Ruths deadhusband, and lays herkindly plans must go to hisfields and gle
Hours with the Bible : or, The Scriptures in the light of modern discovery and knowledge . de, shown in true womanlyfashion, by her schemes to get Ruth a home. The oldJewish marriage customs required the nearest relation of a dead husband tobecome his goel or re-deemer, buying back hisinheritance, if estranged,and marrying his widow,if childless; to raise upa son to him, that hisname should not ceasein Israel.^ Naomi be-thinks herself that Boaz, the Active,^^ one of therich men of the village,is a goel of Ruths deadhusband, and lays herkindly plans must go to hisfields and glean, for har-vest has begun, and thebarley is being cut. Hewill see her there andperhaps she may findfavour in his eyes. Noris she wronc^ for Boaz A Bedouiit Woman. Lieut. Conder, ,?, . , presently notices her,and falls in love with her at first sight. Then therelationship is disclosed, with its claim on him to marryher, which he will be only too happy to honour, if he cando so legally. But there is another goel nearer than he,who must first be asked. Should that kinsman SAMSON AND ELI. 15 he himself will be a husband to Ruth, and Naomi shallhave back her inheritance. The end, as might have beenexpected, is that Boaz and Ruth become man and wife,and her first son is Obed, the grandfather of David. The glimpses of ancient life in the future town ofDavid and of Christ are full of interest. Then, as now,its single street ran along the double crest of the whitechalk ridge, 2,500 feet above the sea; its slopes terracedinto hanging gardens, with rows of olives and vines; apleasant valley lying underneath on three sides, musicalwith the sound of brooks, though its eastern end isalmost touched by the terrible wilderness of sunny breadth, when Ruths story opens, is yellowwith ripe barley, and rich with tall green wheat that willbe golden ere long. The harvest is reaped by men, butthe sheaves are bound by maidens. Life is still simple,and the well-to-do Boaz eour
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