Moabite woman who married a Hebrew living in Moab. After her husband's death she pledged remarkable loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi, declaring 'Where you go I will go.' She returned to Bethlehem, gleaned in Boaz's fields, and eventually married him. She is a great-grandmother of King David and is listed in the genealogy of Jesus.
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Mother-in-lawNaomiMother-in-law, traveled with her to Bethlehem
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.Ruth 1:4, KJV
Ruth 1:16
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
Ruth 2:2
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.Ruth 2:2, KJV
Ruth 4:13
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.Ruth 4:13, KJV
Matthew 1:5
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Matthew 1:5, KJV
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