גֹּאֵלgo'el meaning in Biblical Hebrew
kinsman-redeemer — the near relative obligated to rescue you · noun, masculine (active participle of גָּאַל)
Also spelled in English: goel
You have lost the land, sold yourself into debt-slavery, maybe worse. Then the family meeting happens, and one man stands up. That man has a name in Hebrew, and the name is a job title.
כִּי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ וּמָכַר מֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹ וּבָא גֹאֲלוֹ הַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו וְגָאַל אֵת מִמְכַּר אָחִיו׃
“If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his redeemer, his nearest kinsman, shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. (Leviticus 25:25)”
Who in your family would stand up as your go'el before anyone even asked?
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