SUMMARY
BoazHusband of Ruth and great-grandfather of David. asks his servant about RuthThe great-grandmother of David., and the servant tells Boaz who she is.
ANALYSIS
The minor character of the servant in charge of the reapers can be read in two different ways. He could, like Boaz, be admiring Ruth for working hard, gleaningGleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been harvested. In some ancient cultures, like Israel, gleaning was a form of welfare. The book of Ruth contains an account of gleaning in which Ruth met her future husband, Boaz. from dawn until dusk. Or he could, in contrast to Boaz, be saying: “She is that Moabite woman, and she has been bugging me all day, asking if she might glean.”(See Hans Holbein the Younger 1525 https://www.jhom.com/arts/gallery/ruth_popups/holbein.htm and Dore https://www.alamy.com/gustave-dor-ruth-boaz-image431956085.html)
