What was the relationship between Boaz and Ruth?
Ruth gleaned in the field of Boaz, and Boaz treated her with kindness. Later he married her. Ruth 2:3, 8; Ruth 4:13
What the Bible says
Ruth 2:12
The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayest thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled.
Ruth 4:13
Booz therefore took Ruth, and married her: and went in unto her, and the Lord gave her to conceive and to bear a son.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
Ruth asked Boaz to spread his cloak over her. A note in the NAB explains that she was asking him to protect her by marrying her. Ruth 3:9; NAB note on Rut 3, 9