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  2. Ruth (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Ruth in Boaz's Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. In the days when the judges were leading the tribes of Israel, there was a famine.Because of this crisis, Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judah, moved to Moab with his wife, Naomi, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion.

  3. Book of Ruth - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת רוּת, Megillath Ruth, "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings , of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel .

  4. Naomi (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Ruth swearing to Naomi by Jan Victors, 1653 Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab, by William Blake. Naomi (Classically / ˈ n eɪ. oʊ m aɪ, n eɪ ˈ oʊ m aɪ /, [1] colloquially / n eɪ ˈ oʊ m i, ˈ n eɪ. oʊ m i /; [2] Hebrew: נָעֳמִי, Modern: Noʻomī, Tiberian: Nā‘ŏmī) is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth.

  5. Ruth (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Not evidently in regular usage among the ancient Hebrews, the name of the Biblical figure Ruth is generally equated with the Aramaic רְעוּת (re'ut): companion, which meaning accords with the character of the Biblical Ruth, who, despite being widowed, chooses to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi (to whom Ruth speaks the iconic quote: "Whither thou goest, I will go.") [1]

  6. Boaz - Wikipedia

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    Boaz meets Ruth, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Although Boaz was the prince of the people, he personally supervised the threshing of the grain in his barn, in order to circumvent any immorality or theft, both of which were rife in his days (Tan., Behar, ed. Buber, viii.; Ruth Rabba to iii. 7). [9]

  7. Ruth 2 - Wikipedia

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    There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. [13]"A relative of Naomi's husband (KJV: "a kinsman of her husband's": from the Ketiv reading מְיֻדַּע (; absolute מְיֻדָע) which is much preferred than the Qere מודַע, although מְיֻדָּע is ambiguous with primary meaning "known, well-known, acquainted", i ...

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  9. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Ruth – Boaz and Ruth get married and have a son named Obed. Obed is the descendant of Perez the son of Judah , and the grandfather of (king) David . Ruth , Matthew [ 171 ] [ 172 ]