What was the relationship between Boaz and Naomi?
Boaz was a relative of Elimelech, Naomi’s husband. That is why he could redeem the family’s land. Ruth 2:1, 20; Ruth 4:3-4
What the Bible says
Ruth 2:20
And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
When Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth, was born, Naomi took him on her lap and cared for him. Ruth 4:16