The touching idyll of Ruth resembles rather an edifying tale, like the stories of Tobit and Jonah. Ruth is a woman of Moab, of a race that is rejected by Deuteronomy (23:4); she becomes a daughter of Israel …

Jul 9, 2024 · Your quick reference guide to the book of Ruth, including summary, key verse, important info, and reading guides.

In contrast to the international background of the Book of Judges, which traces the moral, religious, and political decline of Israel on a broad scale, Ruth throws light upon a domestic scene where the …

They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took …

2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, …

22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

18 When Naomi saw that Ruth had made up her mind to go with her, she stopped urging her to go back. 19 They reached Bethlehem, and the whole town was excited to see them.

4 Ils prirent des femmes Moabites, dont l'une se nommait Orpa, et l'autre Ruth, et ils habitèrent là environ dix ans. 5 Machlon et Kiljon moururent aussi tous les deux, et Naomi resta privée de ses …

And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said, “Do not …

They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elim′elech, the husband of Na′omi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and …