1. If any one from poverty was unable to redeem his inheritance, it was the duty of the kinsman to redeem it (Leviticus 25:25,28; Ruth 3:9,12) He was also required to redeem his relation who had sold himself into slavery (Leviticus 25:48,49) God is the Goel of his people because he redeems them (Exodus 6:6; Isaiah 43:1; 41:14; 44:6,22; 48:20; Psalms 103:4)

(Job 19:25) etc.

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