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Kinsman

1

Heb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the Hebrews was the nearest male blood relation alive. Certain important obligations devolved upon him toward his next of kin.

2

If any one from poverty was unable to redeem his inheritance, it was the duty of the kinsman to redeem it (Lev 25:25, 28; Ruth 3:9, 12). He was also required to redeem his relation who had sold himself into slavery (Lev 25:48, 49).

God is the Goel of his people because he redeems them (Exod 6:6; Isa 43:1; 41:14; 44:6, 22; 48:20; Ps 103:4; Job 19:25, etc.).

3

The goel also was the avenger (q.v.) of blood (Num 35:21) in the case of the murder of the next of kin.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Oversat til dansk med AI og endnu ikke gennemlæst. Koblinger til personer og steder: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).