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 Ruth
| Why was Boaz kind to Ruth when she came to glean in his fields? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
He had heard of her loyalty and respected her for it. Ruth 2:11-12: "And Boaz . . . said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee." It is also possible that he had fallen in love at first sight, but he certainly showed no inclination to seduce her. Boaz was not related to Ruth, but rather a near kinsman to Naomi's husband, and thus qualified to serve as a kinsman redeemer.
| Why doesn't Ruth want to go with Orpah? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
She wants to stay with Naomi. "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) Perhaps she also didn't want to go with Orpah because Ruth only believes in one God. Orpah and Ruth are very different woman. We hear more about Ruth than Orpah since Orpah leaves, whereas Ruth stays.
| Why did Ruth's husband's family leave their home? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
Because of a famine. The famine caused Elimelech to take his wife and two sons to Moab. (1:1)
| Why did Ruth go to the barley fields? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
To glean the fields. Ruth 2:1-3
| Who was Ruth married to before she married Boaz? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
Mahlon. Ruth 4:10 "Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day." Mahlon's name means "sick". It is interesting that Mahlon has this name because he died, leaving Ruth a widow before she married Boaz. Perhaps he died from a sickness as his name would suggest.
| Who was Jesse's father? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
| Who was a kinsman of Naomi's husband? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
Boaz. Ruth 2:1 "And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz." Ruth was a poor woman, so perhaps Naomi wanted Ruth to marry Boaz so he could look after her when Naomi died.
| Who is widely believed to have authored the Book of Ruth? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
Samuel. Samuel is believed to be the author although it likely could have been penned later by an unknown author.
Naomi. "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. 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 1:1-4) Naomi was a very loving mother-in-law. We learn throughout the entire book of Ruth that she was the one who stayed loyal to Naomi. Orpah had left her to do her own thing, but Ruth was there through everything. Ruth was without a doubt a woman of integrity.
| Which of Naomi's daughters-in-law declined to accompany her back to Judah? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
Orpah. At first Orpah was willing, but when Naomi advised, "Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?", Orpah turned back. Mahlon was one of Naomi's sons; Elimelech was her husband.
| When they arrived to Naomi's hometown Naomi said, 'Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara'. Why did she say they should call her 'Mara'? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
'Because God has made my life very bitter'.. Ruth 1:20-21 'Naomi' means 'pleasant one' but 'Maram' means 'bitter one'.
| When does the book of Ruth take place? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
At the time of the Judges. "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled..." (Ruth 1:1). The Book of Ruth was probably at one time an appendix to the Book of Judges. It follows Judges in the modern Bible canon, and is like a ray of fresh light after the dark periods depicted in the prior book, showing that even in the midst of horror, the simple love story can be acted out.
| When a legal transaction in Israel (such as the redemption and transfer of property) was finalized, what was removed from the one giving up the property in order to legalize the transaction? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
| What was the name of Ruth and Boaz's child? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
Obed. Ruth 4:17 'The women living there said, 'Naomi has a son.' And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.'
| What was the name of Naomi's other daughter-in-law? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
Orpah. Orpah's husband was Chilion. Orpah believed in many gods and didn't stay with Naomi as Ruth had done.
| What was Ruth's sister-in-law's name? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
Orpah. Orpah married Kilion, Ruth married Mahlon (1:4)
| What was Ruth's sister-in-law's name? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
Orpah. Ruth 1:4 The two sons married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth.
| What was Naomi's husband's name? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
Elimelech. Ruth 1:2 Elimelech was the father, Mahlon and Kilion were his sons.
| What town did they return to? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
| What nationality is Ruth? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
Moabite. Ruth 1:22 The Moabites were desecendents of Lot's son (Moab). It was located on the East coast of the Dead Sea, just south of the land occupied by the tribe of Reuben.
| What Naomi say her name should be? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
Mara. "And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me." (Ruth 1:20) Naomi was a wonderful woman, but like all humans she was not perfect.
| What is the last word of the Book of Ruth? | The Book of Ruth (Ilona_Ritter) |
David. Ruth 4:22 "And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David." The next book of the Bible, and therefore the next quiz I shall be making in this series, is I Samuel. Ruth only had four chapters.
| What group did Naomi and her family belong to? | A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth (seaninlv) |
Ephrathites. Ruth 1:2 They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. Their tribe was the tribe of Judah.
| What did Boaz do for Ruth, soon after they first met? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
All of these (Invited her to eat with him and the reapers, Told his servants not to molest her, Told his servants to let extra gleanings fall for her). Ruth brought home to Naomi many gleanings, and Naomi asked her in whose fields she gleamed. When Ruth answered Boaz, Naomi told her that he was a close kinsman to Naomi's husband.
| The Book of Ruth was included in which portion of the Hebrew Bible? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
The Writings. The Writings include such works as Song of Solomon, Esther, Ecclesiastes, and Lamentations.
| Ruth went to a field owned by a man named Boaz. What was his connection to Naomi's husband? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
| Ruth told Naomi, "Wither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." This verse is used in some Christian liturgies during what ceremony? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
Marriage. The verse is recited by brides (or sometimes the bride and groom both) during some Christian weddings. The next verse which may be included reads: "Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me" (Ruth 1:17).
| Ruth lay down beside Boaz to "uncover his feet" and asked him to "spread [his] skirt" over her. Conservative scholars argue that this means Ruth was proposing marriage. What do liberal scholars often argue it means? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
Ruth was offering herself and the pair had sex. According to many liberal scholars, in ancient idiom, "feet" was a euphemism for the male genitalia. They also support the supposition that the pair had sex by pointing out that, the next morning, Ruth left before daylight, and Boaz said, "Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor." According to conservative scholars, however, "uncovering the feet" was an ancient custom that involved a woman only slightly raising a man's robe and then asking him to (as Ruth does here) throw his skirt over her, as a symbol of the fact that he is willing to take her into his protection as a husband and provider. As evidence, they refer to Ezekiel 16:8, where God (who in the Prophets is often portrayed as the husband of Israel) says that he "spread [his] skirt" over Israel and "entered into a covenant with" them. Conservative scholars also argue that the pair would not likely have had sex on the threshing floor, where other men were also sleeping, and that both characters are portrayed as too virtuous for such an action to be congruous with their characters. Indeed, Boaz's response to Ruth's request was, "I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman." He then went on to talk about how he was not the nearest kinsman and did not have the first right to redeem her, but how he would gladly "do the part" (i.e. marry her) if her nearest kinsman refused (Ruth 3:3-13).
| Ruth is one of the five books read in the synagogue each year. During what feast is the book read? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
Shavuot. Shavuot commemorates the giving of the law and the wheat harvest. Christians know it as Pentecost, which is the word used to refer to Shavuot in Acts. The symbolism here is quite interesting. Ruth, a foreigner (Moabite), married her Jewish kinsman-redeemer Boaz; similarly, the Church (which commences on Pentecost), came to be populated by foreigners (gentiles), and it was depicted by Paul as the bride of the Jewish Messiah Jesus Christ, who was in a sense a kinsman (because of His Incarnation), and who paid a great price to redeem mankind.
| Obed later had a famous grandson. What was his name? | The Biblical Story of Ruth (bigwoo) |
David. Ruth 4:22 - This Moabite woman became an ancestor of Jesus and is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the first chapter of Matthew.
| Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, was from Bethlehem. Why did her husband take her to Moab? | Ruth: A Touching Love Story (skylarb) |
Because of a famine. "...and there was a famine in the land" (Ruth 1:1). The family settled in Moab, and Naomi's sons took wives of the Moabites, Ruth and Orpah. After the death of her husband and sons, Naomi wished to return to her own land, and Ruth accompanied her.
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- Why did Sipsey cover the picture on the wall and stop the clock when Ruth died in Fried Green Tomatoes? ( goto )
- During a 1931 Exhibition game Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were struck out at consecutive at-bats by a woman. Who was the woman? ( goto )
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- Everyone knows the story of Ruth, the Moabitess who followed her mother-in-law Naomi to Jerusalem. What was the name of her sister, who went home? ( goto )
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- Who is the only other pitcher besides Cy Young to throw three Opening Day shutouts? (Hints: not Babe Ruth or Jack Morris, Jack was coming into the bigs about the time this player retired. This player only had 3 shutouts in his career!) ( goto )
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