Ruth joined in the barley harvest gleaning grain left over by the regular harvesters as the law permitted, and she happened to find herself in a field belonging to Boaz who was from the clan of her late husband Elimelech. Boaz noted Ruth, enquired about her, encouraged her to keep gleaning in his fields and was kind to her providing her with food and water. Boaz learned about Ruth's devotion to Naomi and asked God to richly reward her. So Ruth managed to glean 22 litres of barley that day, took it home to Naomi and told her about Boaz. Naomi remarked that Boaz was a close relative and one of their kinsman-redeemers. So Ruth continued working in Boaz's fields till the end of the barley and wheat harvests.
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