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Zachary Levi Pugh (/ˈzækəri ˈliːvaɪ/; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He received critical acclaim for starring as Chuck Bartowski in the series Chuck, and as the title character in Shazam! and its 2022 sequel, as a part of the DC Extended Universe. He voiced Eugene Fitzherbert in the 2010 animated film Tangled, where he performed "I See the Light" with Mandy Moore; the song won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. He reprised the voice role in the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and in 2017, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, a Disney Channel television series based on the film. He has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok as Fandral. Levi starred as Georg Nowack in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me opposite Laura Benanti, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zachary Levi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Zachary Levi
Kinsman Who Declines
for Kinsman Who Declines in Ruth
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The Book of Ruth is a short biblical narrative set during the time of the judges, focusing on loyalty, kindness, and redemption. After a famine drives an Israelite family to Moab, Naomi is left widowed along with her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah. Naomi returns to Bethlehem, urging the younger women to stay behind, but Ruth famously pledges her unwavering loyalty to Naomi and to Naomi’s God. In Bethlehem, Ruth supports them by gleaning leftover grain in the fields, where she comes under the protection of Boaz, a wealthy and honorable relative of Naomi’s late husband. Through Naomi’s guidance, Ruth approaches Boaz as a potential “kinsman-redeemer,” someone who can legally restore the family line and property. Boaz agrees to marry Ruth after another closer relative declines, securing Naomi’s family’s future. The book concludes with Ruth and Boaz’s marriage and the birth of their son, Obed, who becomes the grandfather of King David. In this way, Ruth—an outsider and a foreigner—is woven into Israel’s sacred history, highlighting themes of faithfulness, inclusion, and God’s quiet providence working through ordinary acts of devotion.
