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Ruth
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| Ruth |
| Name Means |
"Friendship" or "Refreshment." |
| Home |
Born in Moab, but relocated with her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethlehem
in Judah after the death of her husband. |
| Family |
Was the wife and widow of Mahlon; remarried
Boaz by an extension of levirate marriage; gave birth to a son, Obed, who figuratively was called the son
of Naomi; was an ancestor of David and Jesus Christ. |
| Occupation |
Originally a homemaker, later a
maidservant of Boaz; and finally a homemaker again. |
| Best Known For |
Insisting that her mother-in-law Naomi
allow her to come to Bethlehem, in order that Naomi's people, the Israelites, could become Ruth's people, and
Naomi's God could become Ruth's God. |
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