Compare And Contrast Naomi And Ruth

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Ruth rose in the humility, taking her place as a destitute widow in a strange land and dependent upon the grace of Boaz. Boaz who is "the strong one, the one of wealth and strength." redeems her and binds her to himself in marriage. When "beauty" is married to "strength," the house is filled with "worship." Naomi and Ruth overcame the oppressive systems of patriarchy, segregation, and divisions in a culture and religion by not letting these systems define who they were, even as they used these systems. Ruth can be defined as humble friend, faithful companion.

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