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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Boaz | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Boaz | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Boaz, AL (city, FIPS 7912) Location: 34.20262 N, 86.15549 W Population (1990): 6928 (3053 housing units) Area: 29.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35957 Boaz, KY Zip code(s): 42027 Boaz, WI (village, FIPS 8600) Location: 43.33081 N, 90.52715 W Population (1990): 131 (54 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Boaz, WV (CDP, FIPS 8836) Location: 39.37105 N, 81.48622 W Population (1990): 1137 (414 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water) | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Boaz alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the "levirate law" the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband. (2.) The name given (for what reason is unknown) to one of the two (the other was called Jachin) brazen pillars which Solomon erected in the court of the temple (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chr. 3:17). These pillars were broken up and carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. | |
| From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
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Boaz, or Booz, in strength | |
