Ruth 4: Boaz Redeems and Marries Ruth

At the town gate before ten elders, a closer relative gives up his right of redemption, and Boaz buys Elimelech’s land and marries Ruth. The LORD gives them a son, Obed, the women praise God for restoring Naomi, and a closing genealogy traces the family from Perez to King David.

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Before the elders and the people, what purpose did Boaz give for taking Ruth as his wife (Ruth 4:10)?

To bring Elimelech’s land under his own nameTo keep Mahlon’s name alive with his landTo end the long feud between Israel and MoabTo repay Ruth for her work in his fields