Ploni gives up his rights to redeem the fields and to marry Ruth. Boaz then marries Ruth and they become the great grandparents of King David. Machalon and Kilyon – what a strange pair of names!

Ruth’s love for her mother-in-law—“Where you go, I will go”—led her to an unexpected, new love with Boaz. Moved by Ruth’s selflessness, Boaz invites Ruth to glean grain from his field.

In the story of Ruth, the nearest relative of Ruth’s dead husband was unwilling to marry her which allowed Boaz, a more distant relative to marry her instead. This unusual process is referred to ...