Ruth 4

Ruth 4
End of the book of Ruth in Damascus Keter, Bible. Manuscript on parchment. Burgos, Spain, 1260.
BookBook of Ruth
Hebrew Bible partFive Megillot
Order in the Hebrew part2
CategoryKetuvim
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part8

Ruth 4 is the fourth (and the last) chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, [1][2] part of the Ketuvim ("Writings").[3][4] This chapter contains the story of how Boaz goes up to the city gate, calls his kinsman; inquires whether he would redeem and marry Ruth, Ruth 4:1-5. He refuses, Ruth 4:6-8. Boaz, with the people witnessing and congratulating, buys the inheritance, and marries Ruth, Ruth 4:9-12. She gave birth to Obed the grandfather of King David, Ruth 4:13-17. The genealogy from Perez (Pharez) to David, Ruth 4:18-22.[5]

  1. ^ Collins 2014.
  2. ^ Hayes 2015.
  3. ^ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  4. ^ Bruce C. Birch, Thomas B. Dozeman, Nancy Kaczmarczyk . 1998. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume:II. Nashville: Abingdon.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference jfb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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