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Ruth 1
During a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem emigrate to the nearby country of Moab. The father, Elimelech dies, and his sons marry two Moabite women: Mahlon marries Ruth and Chilion marries Orpah. Then Mahlon and Chilion also die. Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem, and Ruth goes with her.
PEOPLE: Elimelech - Naomi - Mahlon - Chilion - Ephrathites - Orpah - Ruth - יהוה YHVH
PLACES: Bethlehem, Judah - Moab
RELATED ARTICLES: Barley harvest
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeRuth 2
It is the time of the barley harvest, and in order to support her mother-in-law and herself, Ruth goes to the fields to glean. The field she goes to belongs to a man named Boaz, who is kind to her because he has heard of her loyalty to her mother-in-law. Ruth tells her mother-in-law of Boaz's kindness, and she gleans in his field through the remainder of the harvest season.
PEOPLE: Naomi - Boaz - Ruth - יהוה YHVH God
PLACES: Bethlehem
RELATED ARTICLES: Gleaning - Ephah
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeRuth 3
Naomi sends Ruth to the threshing floor at night and tells her to "uncover the feet" of the sleeping Boaz. Ruth does so, Boaz awakes, and Ruth reminds him that he is "the one with the right to redeem." Boaz is willing to "redeem" Ruth, but there is a closer relative with a stronger right to do so.
PEOPLE: Naomi - Ruth - Boaz - יהוה YHVH
PLACES: Bethlehem (Ruth 2)
RELATED ARTICLES: Yibbum - Levirate marriage
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeRuth 4
Boaz discusses the issue of Naomi and Ruth with his kinsman. The kinsman is unwilling to jeopardise the inheritance of his own estate by marrying Ruth, and so Boaz is free to do so. Boaz and Ruth get married and have a son named Obed. In the genealogy which concludes the story, it is pointed out that Obed is the descendant of Perez the son of Judah, and the grandfather of David.
PEOPLE: Boaz - Kinsman of Boaz - יהוה YHVH - Naomi - Ruth - Obed
PLACES: Bethlehem - Ephratah - Moab
RELATED ARTICLES: Yibbum - Levirate marriage - Elimelech - Chilion and Mahlon - Rachel - Leah - Pharez - Tamar - Judah - Jesse - David - Hezron - Ram - Amminadab - Nachshon - Salmon
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe