Ruth 2:20

20Naomi said to Ruth, ‘He has been kind to us! He has thought about our husbands who have died and he has helped us who are still alive. I pray that the Lord will bless him in return. That man is our relative. He is one of our family-redeemers.’2:20 A family-redeemer was a male relative in the family. He had the authority to take care of someone in the family if they were in trouble. If his brother died, he should marry his brother's wife. See Leviticus 25:25-55; Deuteronomy 25:5-10.