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  • Book of Ruth
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  • The Book of Ruth simply called Ruth is the eighth book of the Old Testament and, as such, of the Bible. It is a part of the Nevi'im. The book relates events that took place during the time of the Judges. A Moabite by the name of Ruth and her Israelite mother-in-law as they move back return to the town of Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah. It was there that Ruth gleamed the fields of Boaz, a relative of her deceased husband. Boaz would marry her in order to redeem property owned by her husband. Their son, Obed, was grandfather to King David, and thus an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
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About
  • the book
Major Events
  • *Famine in Judea *Courtship & Redemption of Ruth *Birth of Obed .
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Next book
  • First Book of Samuel
Previous book
  • Book of Judges
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Name
  • Ruth
Book number
  • 8
Major people
  • *Ruth *Boaz *Naomi
Date written
  • probably c. 950 BC
Language
  • Hebrew
Author
  • *God *Samuel
Chapters
  • 4
section
  • History
  • Nevi'im
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  • 1
lookingfor
  • the woman for whom the book is named
Alt Name Previous
  • Judges
Alt Name Next
  • 1
Testament
  • Old
Time span
  • c. 1120--1130 BC
abstract
  • The Book of Ruth simply called Ruth is the eighth book of the Old Testament and, as such, of the Bible. It is a part of the Nevi'im. The book relates events that took place during the time of the Judges. A Moabite by the name of Ruth and her Israelite mother-in-law as they move back return to the town of Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah. It was there that Ruth gleamed the fields of Boaz, a relative of her deceased husband. Boaz would marry her in order to redeem property owned by her husband. Their son, Obed, was grandfather to King David, and thus an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
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