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Ruth summary: chapter-by-chapter key points

1.A man named Elimelech and his family move to Moab due to a famine, but he dies. His sons marry Moabite women, but also die.
2.Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz, a kinsman of her late husband. Boaz shows her kindness and tells her to stay in his fields.
3.Ruth reaches out to Boaz for help and he agrees to redeem her and Naomi as their kinsman-redeemer.
4.Ruth finds favor with Boaz, seeks his protection, and is promised redemption by Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer.