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Who Was Ruth in the Bible?
The short version, the key verse, and three quiz questions to check what you remember.
Ruth was the loyal Moabite widow who became David’s great-grandmother.
After her husband died, Ruth refused to leave her mother-in-law Naomi and went with her to Bethlehem. She gleaned in the fields of Boaz, a relative who became their kinsman-redeemer and married her. Their son Obed was the grandfather of King David.
Key verse
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:Ruth 1:16 (KJV)
Where to read about Ruth
Ruth 1–4; Matthew 1:5
Quick quiz
1. Who was Ruth’s mother-in-law?
Naomi.
2. Whom did Ruth marry in Bethlehem?
Boaz.
3. Who was Ruth’s great-grandson?
King David.
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