Hebrew · go-EL
Go'el
גּוֹאֵל
Kinsman-Redeemer — the family member who buys you back
Symbol: The coin of redemption — the price paid to buy back what was lost
“I know that my redeemer lives, and in the end he will stand on the earth.”
Job 19:25
In Israel's law, a near relative could redeem a relative from slavery or lost land. God made Himself your relative to buy you back.
What the name means
Boaz as kinsman-redeemer of Ruth foreshadows the Redeemer who stepped into our family to pay our price.
Job, stripped of everything, anchored his grief in one certainty: 'I know that my Redeemer lives.'
Redemption is not a discount; it is a purchase. You were bought — at blood price — because the Redeemer wanted you back.
How to pray this name
- Pray it over slavery of every kind: 'Go'el, You have the right to redeem me.'
- Thank Him by name for the price He paid — redemption remembered fuels worship.
Go'el, my Kinsman-Redeemer, thank You for buying me back when I could not ransom myself. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
I have a Redeemer who lives — I am His, purchased and precious forever.
Study further
Leviticus 25:25 · Ruth 4:14 · Psalm 103:4 · 1 Peter 1:18-19