What is Boaz?
'''Boaz''' was a [[man]] from the [[Book of Ruth]]. He was related to [[Ruth]]’s [[husband]] who had [[die]]d without any [[children]] so she asked Boaz to [[marry]] her. He told her that there was a [[man]] who was more closely related to her [[husband]] than he was so she should try him first. Then Boaz told the [[person]] known as Ploni Almoni this and Ploni Almoni [[spit]] in a [[shoe]] so he would not have to marry [[Ruth]]. Then Boaz married Ruth and she gave [[birth]] to a [[son]] Obed. Obed became the [[father]] of Jesse and Jesse became the [[father]] of [[David]]. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Old Testament people]]