Redeemer in the Bible
גֹּאֵל · 8 passages where the word is written, in the order of the Bible.
The law: the nearest relative redeems the land that his brother sold because of poverty.
2. Ruth 2:20
Naomi says that Boaz is “one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
3. Ruth 3:9
Ruth asks Boaz to spread his cloak over her, “for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
4. Ruth 3:12
Boaz answers that there is another kinsman-redeemer closer than he is.
5. Ruth 4:6
The other relative gives up: “I cannot redeem.”
6. Ruth 4:14
The women bless YHWH because Naomi has not been left without a kinsman-redeemer.
7. Job 19:25
Job: “I know that my redeemer lives.”
8. Isaiah 41:14
YHWH to Israel: “your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.”