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Boaz offers the right of redemption to Naomi’s closer relative who has the right before Boaz to act as a kinsman redeemer.

Boaz gives Ruth barley to take home to Naomi.

Ruth does exactly as Naomi told her.

Naomi comes up with a plan to get Boaz to marry Ruth.

Boaz allows Ruth to eat with his workers and gives them further instructions to help her. Naomi is very glad when Ruth tells her she worked in Boaz’s field, she recognizes that he is a close relative.

Boaz recognizes Ruth’s hardwork and care for her mother—in-law and tells her that he has instructed his servants not to touch her and that she should glean in his field and help herself to water.

Since there was no one to provide for Ruth and Naomi, Ruth asked if she could go and glean grain to provide food.

Ruth commits to following Naomi wherever she goes and following her God. She returns to Bethlehem with Naomi.

Naomi tells her daughters-in-law to return to their home so that they may find Moabite husbands. Orpah leaves but Ruth stays.

Elimelech moved his family to Moab due to a famine, while there he and his sons died leaving their widows behind.

Hagar recognized the angel to be God. She returned and bore a son to Abram. They named him Ishmael.

The angel of the Lord promised Hagar she will have numerous descendants. He tells her to name the baby “Ishmael” and that he will, unlike Hagar, be a free and independent man who will bow to no one.

As pregnant Hagar is running away, she meets the angel of the Lord. He tells her to return and submit to Sarai’s authority.

After Hagar conceived, she treated Sarai disrespectfully. Sarai asks Abram to address the situation. Abram puts Hagar back under Sarai’s authority. She treats Hagar harshly and Hagar flees as a consequence.

Since they still had no children, Sarai convinces Abram to have a child through Hagar. A son would be a legal heir according to the customs at that time.

Genesis 11:27-32 tell the story of Abram’s father Terah and the family leaving Ur for Canaan only to go as far as Haran where Terah dies.

The lineage tracing from Shem to Abram draws to a close with Abram and his two brothers.

The genealogy covering the ten generations from Shem to Abraham continues with Peleg, Reu, and Serug.

The lineage of Shem is presented, including Arpachshad, Shelah, and Eber.

God came down to see the work of these people. He saw their unity and decided to confuse their language and to scatter them over the earth. The name of the city was now called Babel.