Boaz is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament and also the name of a pillar in the portico of the historic Temple in Jerusalem. The word is found 24 times in the Scriptures, two being in Greek.
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Ruth in Boaz's Field, 1828
Top – Ruth Meets Boaz as she gleans
The Book of Ruth is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel.
Hebrew text of Ruth
Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Ruth in Boaz's Field, 1828