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גָּאַל (gaal)

גָּאַל (gaal) (Hebrew Lexicon • H1350 • to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)): to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel). To buy back, ransom, liberate kin from debt/enslavement, avenge blood, maintain property in family; Yahweh acts as Goel of Israel redeeming from Egypt and exile. It is closely linked with Book of Ruth (VIDEO • overview): Overview of Ruth showing God's loyal love (hesed) quietly orchestrating redemption for a destitute Moabite widow and Naomi, culminating in the ancestry of King David .

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גָּאַל

gaal (gāʾal) [gaw-AL]

H1350 Hebrew verb 104x

to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)

To buy back, ransom, liberate kin from debt/enslavement, avenge blood, maintain property in family; Yahweh acts as Goel of Israel redeeming from Egypt and exile.

Derivation: Primitive root.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G4506 LXX ⇄ G3084

Themes:

redemption kinsman-redeemer covenant salvation messianic

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.48.16 EXO.6.6 LEV.25.25 RUT.3.13 JOB.19.25 PSA.19.14 ISA.43.1

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